1 Kings 6:37

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

"In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:" - 1 Kings 6:37
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What does 1 Kings 6:37 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 6:37 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif." This verse is a part of the description of the construction of Solomon's Temple, which begins in 1 Kings 6. It…

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Laying the Foundation: A Divine Timing

The verse in 1 Kings 6:37 reads: "In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif.” This seemingly simple statement packs significant weight when we explore the context, the symbolism, and the implications of this foundational moment in the…

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A Prayer for Divine Foundations

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your presence and guidance as we meditate on the significance of the foundation You laid for the house of the LORD in the fourth year, in the month of Zif, as recorded in 1 Kings 6:37. Lord, we recognize that…

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1 Kings 6:37 - "¶ In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:"
1 Kings 22:37 - "¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria."
1 Chronicles 6:37 - "The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,"
1 Kings 11:37 - "And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel."
1 Kings 1:37 - "As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David."
1 Kings 6:11-13
1 Kings 6:11-13
1 Kings 6:11-13
1 Kings 6:11-13
1 Kings 6:11-13
1 Kings 7:37 - "After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size."
1 Kings 8:37 - "¶ If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;"
"¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria." - 1 Kings 22:37
1 Kings 20:37 - "Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him."
1 Kings 18:37 - "Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again."
1 Kings 6:28 - "And he overlaid the cherubims with gold."
1 Kings 8:6-8
John 6:37
1 Kings 6:14 - "So Solomon built the house, and finished it."
1 Kings 6:11 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,"
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 6:4 - "And for the house he made windows of narrow lights."
1 Kings 6:17 - "And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long."
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
"The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah," - 1 Chronicles 6:37
1 Timothy 6:15-16 – "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Kings 6:30 - "And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without."