Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 8:1
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator states a chronological marker following Solomon’s completion of the temple and his personal residence. This declaration functions as a narrative pivot from construction to administrative action in the surrounding context.
The words — The phrase מִקֵּץ (miqēṣ) literally means "from the end" or "at completion," framing the fixed duration of עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה (‘eśrîm šānâ), "twenty years." This temporal anchor emphasizes the deliberate, measured span of the building project.
The thread — The identical chronological framework appears in 1 Kings 9:10, where the same twenty-year period marks the completion of both the house of the LORD and the royal palace. This parallel confirms the unified historical record across the Kings and Chronicles accounts.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the precise timeframe required to complete sacred and royal architecture before shifting to civic administration. It requires the reader to track how extended divine work precedes subsequent human governance and settlement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 9:10 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,