King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 8:1 Mean?
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,”
Context
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **And it came to pass.**—The verb is identical with 1Kings 9:10, slightly abbreviated.
**Wherein.**—*When.* The “twenty years” are reckoned from the fourth year of the reign (1Kings 6:6), and include seven years during which the Temple was building, and thirteen during which the palace was built (1Kings 6:38; 1Kings 7:1).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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