Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. Cross References 1 Kings 3:1 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem. 1 Kings 6:38 In his eleventh year and eighth month, the month of Bul, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years. 1 Kings 9:1 Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do, 1 Kings 9:10 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, 2 Chronicles 8:1 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, Ecclesiastes 2:4 I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. Treasury of Scripture But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. thirteen years 1 Kings 9:10 2 Chronicles 8:1 Ecclesiastes 2:4,5 |