³⁸ In his eleventh year in the eighth month, in the month of Bul,^[a] the temple was completed in every detail and according to every specification.^(A) So he built it in seven years.^(B)

Solomon’s Palace Complex

7 Solomon completed his entire palace complex after 13 years of construction.^(A)

Solomon’s Later Building Projects

8 At the end of 20 years^(A) during which Solomon had built the Lord’s temple and his own palace—