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Completed Temple exterior after seven years, consistent with the chapter’s design; no dedication procession or ark installation yet.
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1 Kings 6:37-38

Seven years of building

1 Kings 6 · 1 Kings 6

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37In the fourth year, the house of Yahweh was founded in the month of Ziv.

38And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul (that is, the eighth month), the house was finished in all its parts and according to all its specifications. So he built it in seven years.

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