1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: …
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple, built for God first, and then all his other buildings were comfortable. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are those which are laid in an early piety, Matt. 6:33. 1. He built a house for himself (1 Kgs. 7:1), where he dwelt , 1 Kgs. 7:8. His father had built a good house;…
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