How many years did it take Solomon to build the temple?

Answer 1

1Kings 6:1 says Solomon began building the temple in the fourth year of his reign. Since he began his reign in 970 B.C. That would mean he began construction of the temple in 966 B.C.

This verse also tells us that it was 480 years to the day after the Israelites left Egypt that work on the temple was begun. This would set the date of the exodus at 1446 B.C.

(From the book, A Survey of Israel's History by Leon Wood c.1970, Zondervan Publishing House pp.31-38)

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Answer 2

Solomon began building the temple in the fourth year of his reign (1034 BCE). The work continued for nearly eight years (1Kings 6:37+38) until the inauguration of the Temple in the 12th year of his reign (1026 BCE)(2Chronicles 5:1-7:10)(1Kings 8).

Answer 3

A:1 Kings 6:1 says that Solomon began to build the Temple in the four hundred and eightieth year after the Exodus from Egypt, and in the fourth year of his reign. Based on biblical chronology, this would be about 964 BCE. However, some archaeologists have noted the similarity of the temple plan to Canaanite temples around the area and suggest that the temple might have been much older and simply inherited by the Hebrews when they began to infiltrate the area. Answer:According to Jewish tradition, the Temple of Solomon was built over a seven-year period beginning in 832 BCE.

Answer 4

He was 16 years old when he began building it.

Answer 5

According to tradition, he became king at the age of twelve.

Answer 6

He began building it in the fourth year of his reign (2 Chronicles 3:2).

Answer 7

According to tradition he was 52.

Answer 8

4 years