1 Kings 6:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.”

1 Kings 6:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 6:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 6:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build Yahweh’s house.”

1 Kings 6:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 6:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.”

1 Kings 6:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 6:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year--in the month of Zif, it <FI>is<Fi> the second month--of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.”

1 Kings 6:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.”

1 Kings 6:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 6:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in the foure hundreth and foure score yeere (after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt) and in the fourth yere of the reigne of Salomon ouer Israel, in the moneth Zif, (which is the second moneth) he built the house of the Lord.”

1 Kings 6:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 6:1 in Context — 1 Kings 6

1 Ce fut la quatre cent quatre-vingtième année après la sortie des enfants d’Israël du pays d’Égypte que Salomon bâtit la maison à l’Éternel, la quatrième année de son règne sur Israël, au mois de Ziv, qui est le second mois.

2 La maison que le roi Salomon bâtit à l’Éternel avait soixante coudées de longueur, vingt de largeur, et trente de hauteur.

3 Le portique devant le temple de la maison avait vingt coudées de longueur répondant à la largeur de la maison, et dix coudées de profondeur sur la face de la maison.

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