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The 20-Year Timeline
Commentators clarify that the 'twenty years' mentioned is a total figure, not a separate period. It is comprised of the seven years Solomon spent building the Temple for the Lord, followed by the thirteen years he spent constructing his own royal palace.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 9:10
18th Century
Theologian
The “twenty years” are to be counted from the fourth year of Solomon, the year when he commenced the building of the temple. They are made up of th…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 9:10
19th Century
Bishop
And it came to pass. —To this detailed account of the building and consecration of the Temple, which concludes at [Refere…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 9:10
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years
From the time Solomon first began to build: when Solomon had built th…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 9:10–14
17th Century
Minister
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon wished to satisfy him, it should be in Hiram's own element, by becoming his p…