1 Kings 6:29

Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHEN
c. 966 BC

WHEN

c. 966 BC

dated by the text itself

The verse on which the whole chronology of the Old Testament rests: it is the only one that gives a span in years between the Exodus and a datable event.

WHO RULED

  • Solomon king of Israel 970-931 BC
SOURCES
  • date — 1 Kings 6:1 dates the founding of the Temple by the four hundred and eightieth year after the Exodus and by the fourth year of Solomon.
  • Solomon — 1 Kings 11:42; the annals of Tyre cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

SEE ALSO

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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