1 Kings 6:1It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yahweh.
The setting
Jerusalem, May 966 BC (month of Ziv). Construction officially begins exactly 480 years after the Exodus. Solomon marks this as the fulfillment of centuries of promise.
The emotion here: reverent wonder at recording the precise moment when centuries of waiting culminated
The original word
Ziv (זו) — literally 'brightness' or 'splendor,' the month when flowers bloom in Israel
Why it matters
The 480-year count places the Exodus at 1446 BC, making this verse crucial for dating biblical events
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 6:1
This verse connects the Exodus (freedom) to the Temple (worship) as one continuous divine plan
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just historical bookkeeping, but it's showing that God works on generational timelines - what He promises your grandparents, He fulfills through you
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 6:1
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 6:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 6:1 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine timing, historical significance, covenant fulfillment. Notable phrases: four hundred and eightieth year; fourth year of Solomon's reign.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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