1 Kings 6:37

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid,.... The fourth year of Solomon's reign:

in the month Zif; 1 Kings 6:1.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Zif. The second month.
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In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ornamentation of the Temple
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the fourth year, namely, of Solomon's reign, was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 6:1 ; 2 Chronicles 3:2

³⁷ In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 6:37

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 6:37