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1 Kings 7:1

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BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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  1. 1 Kings 9:10Rank 1 from verse 1
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    10¶ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,

  2. 2 Chronicles 8:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1AND it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,

  3. Ecclesiastes 2:4–5Rank 3 from verse 1
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    4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

    5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

  4. Matthew 6:33Rank 4 from verse 1
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    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  5. 1 Kings 3:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1AND Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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1 Kings 7:1

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

building

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Sense 1: A structure made for habitation or use. Sense 2: The act of constructing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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2¶ He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

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