# 1 Kings 6:5

> Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

— 1 Kings 6:5, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Holy Place 2** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/holy-place-2

## Who appears

- **Solomon** (the one who built the temple) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/solomon

## When

- c. 966 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: 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.

## Who ruled

- **Solomon**, king of Israel, 970-931 BC · Source: 1 Kings 11:42; the annals of Tyre cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

## See also

- 1 Kings 6:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/16
- 1 Kings 6:19-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/19
- 1 Kings 6:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/31
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/4/20
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/5/7
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/5/9
- Psalms 28:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/28/2

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).