In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
The verse marks the beginning of the construction of Solomon's temple, the laying of its foundation. That foundation was laid in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, in the month Zif. The house was finished in the eighth month, Bul, of his eleventh year, after seven years of building.
The temple was built according to God's directions and became renowned as a magnificent house for its richness, beauty, and costly design. It replaced the movable tabernacle after the Hebrews settled in Canaan, as a permanent and larger structure that kept the tabernacle's proportions and furnishings. It continued as the earthly sanctuary until its destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70, except for the period when it lay in ruins in Daniel's time.
The verse marks the beginning of the construction of Solomon's temple, the laying of its foundation. That foundation was laid in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, in the month Zif. The house was finished in the eighth month, Bul, of his eleventh year, after seven years of building.
The temple was built according to God's directions and became renowned as a magnificent house for its richness, beauty, and costly design. It replaced the movable tabernacle after the Hebrews settled in Canaan, as a permanent and larger structure that kept the tabernacle's proportions and furnishings. It continued as the earthly sanctuary until its destruction by the Romans in A.D. 70, except for the period when it lay in ruins in Daniel's time.