Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 8:16
Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the conclusion of the temple construction during Solomon’s reign, situated between the account of priestly obedience in 2 Chronicles 8:15 and the description of Solomon’s voyage to Ezion-geber in 2 Chronicles 8:17. This statement functions as a chronological marker closing the building narrative.
The words — The verb וַתִּכּוֹן (va.tikkôn) literally means "it was arranged" or "established," denoting the formal completion of the project. The noun מוּסָד (musād) translates to "foundation," establishing the fixed starting point for the construction timeline.
The thread — The completion of the temple is cross-referenced in 1 Kings 6:7 and 1 Kings 5:18, which detail the quarrying of stone and preparation of materials. These passages collectively map the structural progression from initial groundwork to final inauguration.
Why it lands — The text states that Solomon’s work proceeded continuously from the foundation day to the finished house. It asks the reader to acknowledge the precise fulfillment of the building directive without adding interpretive commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 5:18 So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
- 1 Kings 6:7 The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.