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Lexicon :: Strong's H1129 - bānâ

Aa
בָּנָה
Transliteration
bānâ
Pronunciation
baw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 255

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בנה

Strong’s Definitions

בָּנָה bânâh, baw-naw'; a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively):—(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), × surely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 376x

The KJV translates Strong's H1129 in the following manner: build (340x), build up (14x), builder (10x), made (3x), built again (2x), repair (2x), set up (2x), have children (1x), obtain children (1x), surely 1 (inf. for emphasis).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 376x
The KJV translates Strong's H1129 in the following manner: build (340x), build up (14x), builder (10x), made (3x), built again (2x), repair (2x), set up (2x), have children (1x), obtain children (1x), surely 1 (inf. for emphasis).

  1. to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue

    1. (Qal)

      1. to build, rebuild

      2. to build a house (ie, establish a family)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be built

      2. to be rebuilt

      3. established (of restored exiles) (fig.)

      4. established (made permanent)

      5. to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּנָה bânâh, baw-naw'; a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively):—(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), × surely.
STRONGS H1129: Abbreviations
בָּנָה 373 verb build (MI, Nabatean EutNo. 1 בנה, Phoenician בן, Arabic بَنَا, Assyrian banû COTGlossary compare BaZMG 1887, 640, Sabean בני CISiv, 1, No, 56, Aramaic H1124 בְּנָא, axnb, Palmyrene בנא VogNo. 31) —
Qal Perfect ב׳ Deuteronomy 20:5 +, בָּֽנְתָה Proverbs 9:1; Proverbs 14:1, בָּנִיתָ Deuteronomy 6:10, בָּנִתָה 1 Kings 9:3; וּבָנִ֫יתָ consecutive Deuteronomy 20:20 +; בָּנִיתְ Ezekiel 16:25; בָּנִתִי 1 Kings 8:13 +; plural בָּנוּ Genesis 11:5 +, etc.; Imperfect יִבְּנֶה Deuteronomy 25:9 +; jussive וְיִבֶן Ezra 1:3, וַיִּבְנֶה Joshua 19:50 + 2 times, וַיִּ֫בֶן Genesis 2:22 +; suffix יִבְנֵ֫הוּ Job 20:19; 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּ֫בֶן 1 Chronicles 7:24; Zechariah 9:3; אֶבְנֶה 2 Samuel 7:27 +; plural יִבְנוּ Isaiah 65:22 +, etc.; Imperative בְּנֵה Numbers 23:1 +; plural בְּנוּ Numbers 32:24 +; Infinitive absolute בָּנֹה 1 Kings 8:13; construct בְּנוֺת 1 Chronicles 6:17 +, etc.; Participle active בֹּנֶה (בּוֺנֶה) Genesis 4:17 +; construct בֹּנֵה Psalm 147:2; plural (מֹּנִים) בּוֺנִים Ezra 4:1 +; construct בֹּנֵי 1 Kings 5:32 (twice in verse), etc.; passive בָּנוּי Songs 4:4; Judges 6:28; feminine בְּנוּיָה Psalm 122:3; plural בְּנוּיִם Nehemiah 7:4; — build, 1 (literal).
a. with accusative
(α) of city (Hexateuch only J E) Genesis 4:17; Genesis 10:11; Genesis 11:4, 5 (+ tower) Genesis 11:8 (all J & his sources); Exodus 1:11; Numbers 32:24; Joshua 24:13 (all E) Judges 1:26; Judges 18:28 + 22 times Kings Chronicles + Jeremiah 32:31; Psalm 122:3 (passive participle) compare Habakkuk 2:12; of village (חָצֵר) Nehemiah 12:29; see also below rebuild, i. below;
(β) house Genesis 33:17 (J), elsewhere in Hexateuch only Deuteronomy 6:10; Deuteronomy 8:12; Deuteronomy 20:25; Deuteronomy 22:8; Deuteronomy 28:30; also 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 22:39; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 2:2; Proverbs 24:27; Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13; Isaiah 65:21; Jeremiah 35:7, 9 compare Zechariah 5:11; as sign of security Ezekiel 28:26; compare Ezekiel 11:3; of luxury Ecclesiastes 2:4 compare Jeremiah 22:14; of permanent residence 1 Kings 2:36; Jeremiah 29:5, 28; especially of temple 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 5:32; 1 Kings 6:2 + often Samuel Kings Chronicles; figurative of wisdom's house Proverbs 9:1; especially build temple ליהוה etc. 2 Samuel 7:5, 7; 1 Kings 6:1 (= began to build) + + 13 times Chronicles + Isaiah 66:1; לְשֵׁם י׳ etc. 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 5:17 + 8 times Kings; + 13 times Chronicles; לְךָ לְשִׁמְךָ 2 Chronicles 20:8; לִהְיוֺת שְׁמִי שָׁם 1 Kings 8:16; 2 Chronicles 6:5; לָשׂוּם שְׁמִי שָׁם 1 Kings 9:3; object chambers, or stories 1 Kings 6:5, 10, court 1 Kings 6:36; Hosea 8:14 perhaps of idol-temples; compare 1 Kings 16:32; Psalm 78:69 of Yahweh's building his sanctuary, Psalm 147:2 Jerusalem, Psalm 127:1 a house; also Amos 9:6 his chambers in the heavens; of Solomon's palace 1 Kings 7:1-2; 1 Kings 9:1-10 +;
(γ) of a fortress 2 Chronicles 17:12; 27:4 compare of Tyre Zechariah 9:3 (מָצוֺר);
(δ) of wall 1 Kings 3:1; Isaiah 60:10; Ezekiel 13:10; 2 Chronicles 33:14 (compare 2 Chronicles 27:8) Nehemiah 4:4; Nehemiah 6:1 +;
(ε) gate 2 Kings 15:35 2 Chronicles 27:3;
(ζ) tower Isaiah 5:2; 2 Chronicles 26:9, 10; 27:4 compare figurative Songs 8:9 & passive participle Songs 4:4 (in simile);
† (η) siege-works against (עַל־) a city Deuteronomy 20:2 (מָצוֺר), Ecclesiastes 9:14 (מְצוֺדִים), 2 Kings 25:1 = Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 4:2 (all דָּיֵק), & so (without עַל־) Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 21:27; compare בנה עָלַי, absolute Lamentations 3:5 (in figurative);
† (θ) altar Genesis 22:9; Genesis 35:7; Exodus 17:15; Exodus 20:25; Exodus 24:4; Numbers 23:1, 14, 29 (all E), Genesis 26:25; Exodus 32:5 (both J), Joshua 22:11 + 6 times Joshua 22 (all P) Judges 6:28 (passive participle) Judges 21:4 + 6 times Kings Chronicles; often followed by ליהוה etc. Genesis 8:20; Genesis 12:7, 8; Genesis 13:18 (all J), Deuteronomy 27:5, 6; Joshua 8:30 (E) Judges 6:24, 26 + 8 times Samuel Kings Chronicles;
† (ι) high places (בָּמָה) 1 Kings 11:7; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 23:13; 2 Chronicles 33:8, 19; Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 19:5; Jeremiah 32:35; compare גַּב Ezekiel 16:24, 31 (both || רָמָה) & רָמָה Ezekiel 16:25;
† (κ) צִיּוּן Ezekiel 39:15; also
† (λ) גִּדְרֹת צאֹן Numbers 32:16 (E);
† (μ) מיּ֯סַךְ הַשַּׁבָּת 2 Kings 16:18.
†b. with accusative of material Exodus 20:25 (E) 1 Kings 6:36; 1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 15:22 2 Chronicles 16:6; Ezekiel 27:5; with בְּ of material 1 Kings 6:15, 16; 1 Kings 15:17; 2 Chronicles 16:6; compare
†c. וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הַצֵּלָע לְאִשָּׁה Genesis 2:22 and he (Yahweh) fashioned the rib into a woman.
†d. absolute 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Kings 6:16; Isaiah 9:9; Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:9; Jeremiah 22:18; Jeremiah 31:28; Isaiah 65:22 + 12 times Chronicles + Malachi 1:4; Ecclesiastes 3:3 (opposed to פרץ); also
e. Participle active = builder 1 Kings 5:32 (twice in verse) + 6 times Chronicles + Ezekiel 27:4; Psalm 118:22; Psalm 127:1.
†f. with indefinite object 1 Kings 9:19 2 Chronicles 8:6.
†g. וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הָהָר = and he built on the hill 1 Kings 16:24.
†h. followed by בְּ build at Zechariah 6:15; Nehemiah 4:11 (compare בְּ 12b).
†i. = rebuild Joshua 6:26; 1 Kings 16:34; Amos 9:14; Isaiah 45:13; Psalm 69:36; Nehemiah 2:5; Daniel 9:25 all of city; compare phrase בנה חָרְבוֺת עוֺלָם Isaiah 58:12; Isaiah 61:4 & Ezekiel 36:36; Malachi 1:4; Job 3:14; of walls Micah 7:11; 2 Chronicles 32:5; Nehemiah 2:17; Nehemiah 3:33; Nehemiah 3:35; Nehemiah 3:38; Nehemiah 6:6; Psalm 51:20 [Psalm 51:18] (active of י׳); of gate Nehemiah 3:1, 13, 14, 15; temple Zechariah 6:12, 13; Ezra 1:3; altar 2 Chronicles 33:16 (Qr וַיִּבֶן so Bö < Kt ויכן, from כון, so Öttli), Ezra 3:2; high places 2 Kings 21:3 2 Chronicles 33:3; in some of these apparently an idea of merely repairing; so, sometimes with added notion of enlarging etc., city Numbers 32:34, 37, 38 (E) Joshua 19:50 (P) Judges 21:23; 2 Kings 14:22 2 Chronicles 26:2; 1 Chronicles 11:8; 2 Chronicles 8:2; 11:6 compare Micah 3:10; Millo 1 Kings 9:24; 1 Kings 11:27; compare house Job 20:19.
2. figurative.
a. build a house (בית) = perpetuate and establish a family; subject Leah & Rachel Ruth 4:11; subject a brother Deuteronomy 25:9; subject י׳ (promise to David) 1 Samuel 2:35; 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Kings 11:38; 1 Chronicles 17:10; and 1 Chronicles 17:25; (to Solomon) 1 Kings 11:38; compare further סֻכַּת דָּוִד Amos 9:11 (rebuild, restore); = cause a household to flourish Proverbs 14:1 compare opposed to Proverbs 27:18; also of establishing David's throne Psalm 89:5.
b. build up Israel (after exile) subject י׳ Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 31:4; Jeremiah 33:7; Jeremiah 42:10; compare Jeremiah 45:4 & Psalm 28:5; object Zion Psalm 102:17.
† Niph. Perfect נִבְנָה 1 Kings 3:2; 1 Kings 6:7, נִבְנְתָה Numbers 13:22; Nehemiah 7:1, וְנִבְנְתָה consecutive Jeremiah 30:18 + 2 times; 2nd person feminine singular וְנִבְּנֵית consecutive Jeremiah 31:4; 3rd person plural נִבְנוּ Malachi 3:15; וְנִבְנוּ consecutive Jeremiah 12:16; Ezekiel 36:33; Imperfect יִבָּנֶה Job 12:14 + 4 times; 3rd person feminine singular תִּבָּנֶה Numbers 21:27 + 3 times; 2nd person masculine singular תִּבָּנֶה Job 22:33, אִבָּנֶה Genesis 16:2, וְאִבָּנֶה Genesis 30:3; 3rd person feminine plural תִּבָּנֶינָה Ezekiel 36:10; 2nd person feminine plural תִּבָּנֶינָה Isaiah 44:26; Infinitive לְהִבָּנוֺת Haggai 1:2; Zechariah 8:9, בְּהִבָּנֹתוֺ 1 Kings 6:7 (twice in verse);Participle נִבְנֶה 1 Chronicles 22:19; —
1.
a. be built, (literal) of city Numbers 13:22; of temple 1 Kings 3:2 (לְשֵׁם י׳) 1 Kings 6:7 (+ 3 times in verse); (with accusative mater.); Participle = to be built (gerundive) 1 Chronicles 22:19.
b. be rebuilt: of city of Sihon Numbers 21:27 compare Isaiah 25:2; Isaiah 44:26, of wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 7:1, of Jerusalem Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 31:4, 38; Isaiah 44:28 compare Daniel 9:25 תָּשׁוּב וְנִבְנְתָה, & Ezekiel 26:14 (with עוֺד), of ruinous places (הֶחֳרָבוֺת) Ezekiel 36:10, 33, of a devoted city Deuteronomy 13:17 (with עוֺד), of temple Haggai 1:2; Zechariah 1:16; Zechariah 8:9, indefinite subject Job 12:14.
2.
a. (figurative) of restored exiles, = established Jeremiah 12:16, of prosperous wicked Malachi 3:15, of repentant offender Job 22:23.
b. established, made permanent, subject חֶסֶד Psalm 89:3 (with עוֺלָם), subject בַּיִת Proverbs 24:3 (by wisdom).
c. of childless wife, by means of concubine אִבָּנֶה מִמֶּגָּה Genesis 16:2; Genesis 30:3 I shall be built up, i.e. become the mother of a family, from or through her; compare Qal 2 a.
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Genesis

2:22; 2:22; 4:17; 4:17; 8:20; 10:11; 11:4; 11:5; 11:5; 11:8; 12:7; 12:8; 13:18; 16:2; 16:2; 22:9; 26:25; 30:3; 30:3; 33:17; 35:7

Exodus

1:11; 17:15; 20:25; 20:25; 24:4; 32:5

Numbers

13:22; 13:22; 21:27; 21:27; 23:1; 23:1; 23:14; 23:29; 32:16; 32:24; 32:24; 32:34; 32:37; 32:38

Deuteronomy

6:10; 6:10; 8:12; 13:17; 20:2; 20:5; 20:20; 22:8; 25:9; 25:9; 27:5; 27:6; 28:30

Joshua

6:26; 8:30; 19:50; 19:50; 22; 22:11; 24:13

Judges

1:26; 6:24; 6:26; 6:28; 6:28; 18:28; 21:4; 21:23

Ruth

4:11

1 Samuel

2:35

2 Samuel

5:9; 5:11; 7:5; 7:7; 7:13; 7:27; 7:27

1 Kings

2:36; 3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:2; 5:17; 6:1; 6:2; 6:5; 6:7; 6:7; 6:7; 6:10; 6:15; 6:16; 6:16; 6:36; 6:36; 7:1; 7:2; 8:13; 8:13; 8:16; 9:1; 9:2; 9:3; 9:3; 9:3; 9:4; 9:5; 9:6; 9:7; 9:8; 9:9; 9:10; 9:19; 9:24; 11:7; 11:27; 11:38; 11:38; 14:23; 15:17; 15:22; 16:24; 16:32; 16:34; 18:32; 22:39

2 Kings

14:22; 15:35; 16:18; 17:9; 21:3; 21:3; 23:13; 25:1

1 Chronicles

6:17; 7:24; 11:8; 14:1; 17:10; 17:25; 22:19; 22:19

2 Chronicles

2:2; 6:5; 8:2; 8:6; 11:6; 16:6; 16:6; 17:12; 20:8; 26:2; 26:9; 26:10; 27:3; 27:4; 27:4; 27:8; 32:5; 33:3; 33:8; 33:14; 33:16; 33:19

Ezra

1:3; 1:3; 3:2; 4:1

Nehemiah

2:5; 2:17; 3:1; 3:13; 3:14; 3:15; 4:4; 4:11; 6:1; 6:6; 7:1; 7:1; 7:4; 12:29

Job

3:14; 12:14; 12:14; 20:19; 20:19; 22:23

Psalms

28:5; 51:18; 69:36; 78:69; 89:3; 89:5; 102:17; 118:22; 122:3; 122:3; 127:1; 127:1; 147:2; 147:2

Proverbs

9:1; 9:1; 14:1; 14:1; 24:3; 24:27; 27:18

Ecclesiastes

2:4; 3:3; 9:14

Song of Songs

4:4; 4:4; 8:9

Isaiah

5:2; 9:9; 25:2; 44:26; 44:26; 44:28; 45:13; 58:12; 60:10; 61:4; 65:21; 65:22; 65:22; 66:1

Jeremiah

1:10; 7:31; 12:16; 12:16; 18:9; 19:5; 22:14; 22:18; 24:6; 29:5; 29:28; 30:18; 30:18; 31:4; 31:4; 31:4; 31:28; 31:38; 32:31; 32:35; 33:7; 35:7; 35:9; 42:10; 45:4; 52:4

Lamentations

3:5

Ezekiel

4:2; 11:3; 13:10; 16:24; 16:25; 16:25; 16:31; 17:17; 21:27; 26:14; 27:4; 27:5; 28:26; 36:10; 36:10; 36:33; 36:33; 36:36; 39:15

Daniel

9:25; 9:25

Hosea

8:14

Amos

5:11; 9:6; 9:11; 9:14

Micah

3:10; 7:11

Habakkuk

2:12

Zephaniah

1:13

Haggai

1:2; 1:2

Zechariah

1:16; 5:11; 6:12; 6:13; 6:15; 8:9; 8:9; 9:3; 9:3

Malachi

1:4; 1:4; 3:15; 3:15

H1129

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Strong's Number H1129 matches the Hebrew בָּנָה (bānâ),
which occurs 377 times in 345 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 7 (Jos 22:29–1Ki 8:44)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:29 - Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD or turn away from him by building our own altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. Only the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:13 - I gave you land you had not worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build—the towns where you are now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not plant them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:26 - Later the man moved to the land of the Hittites, where he built a town. He named it Luz, which is its name to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:24 - And Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the LORD is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:26 - Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:28 - There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob.
Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:4 - Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23 - So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - “Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:17 - Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an altar to the LORD at Ramah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:35 - Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first of the altars he built to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:9 - So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces[fn] and working inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:5 - “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD has declared: Are you the one to build a house for me to live in?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:7 - Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s tribal leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:13 - He is the one who will build a house—a temple—for my name. And I will secure his royal throne forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:27 - “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you—a dynasty of kings!’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:21 - “Why have you come, my lord the king?” Araunah asked.
David replied, “I have come to buy your threshing floor and to build an altar to the LORD there, so that he will stop the plague.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:25 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the LORD answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:36 - The king then sent for Shimei and told him, “Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don’t step outside the city to go anywhere else.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:1 - Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the LORD and the wall around the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:2 - At that time the people of Israel sacrificed their offerings at local places of worship, for a temple honoring the name of the LORD had not yet been built.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - “You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the LORD gave him victory over all his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:5 - So I am planning to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God, just as he had instructed my father, David. For the LORD told him, ‘Your son, whom I will place on your throne, will build the Temple to honor my name.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18 - Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:1 - It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv,[fn] during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the LORD. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:2 - The Temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:7 - The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:9 - After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:10 - As already stated, he built a complex of rooms on three sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7½ feet[fn] high.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:12 - “Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:14 - So Solomon finished building the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:36 - The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:38 - The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul,[fn] during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:1 - Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[fn] There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:13 - Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever![fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:16 - ‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:17 - Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:18 - But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:19 - but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:20 - “And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, and I now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:27 - “But will God really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How much less this Temple I have built!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:43 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:44 - “If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the LORD by turning toward this city you have chosen and toward this Temple I have built to honor your name,

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