1 Raja-raja 6:9

6:9 He finished building the temple ¹  and covered it ²  with rafters ³  and boards made of cedar. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 6:37

6:37 In the month Ziv ⁵  of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign ⁶  the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple.

[6:9]  ¹ tn Heb “ built the house and completed it.”

[6:9]  ² tn Heb “the house.”

[6:9]  ³ tn The word occurs only here; the precise meaning is uncertain.

[6:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and rows with cedar wood.”

[6:37]  ⁵ sn In the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.

[6:37]  ⁶ tn The words “of Solomon’s reign” are added for clarification. See v. 1.