And this house will become a heap of ruins.[a] Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, (A)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ Then they will say, ‘Because (B)they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the Lord has brought all this disaster on them.’”

Solomon's Other Acts

10 (C)At the end of (D)twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:8 Syriac, Old Latin; Hebrew will become high

This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[a] who pass by will be appalled(A) and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’(B) People will answer,(C) ‘Because they have forsaken(D) the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster(E) on them.’”

Solomon’s Other Activities(F)

10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings—the temple of the Lord and the royal palace—

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all