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Berean Standard Bible

“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 9:1

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Solomon has finished the Lord's temple, his own palace and every building project he had set his heart on. This verse marks that moment of completion, roughly twenty years into his reign, as the backdrop for a second appearance of God to Solomon, echoing the dream at Gibeon early in his rule.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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,

World English Bible (WEB)

When Solomon had finished the building of Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king`s house, and all Solomon`s desire which he was pleased to do,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now when Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires, which he had in mind were effected;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y COMO Salomón hubo acabado la obra de la casa de Jehová, y la casa real, y todo lo que Salomón quiso hacer,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando Salomón terminó de edificar el templo del Señor, la casa del rey y todos los edificios que se propuso construir,

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