1 Kings 5:14

5:14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of ¹  the work crews.

1 Kings 6:1

The Building of the Temple

6:1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv ²  (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ³  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “was over.”

² sn During the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.

³ sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

⁴ tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”