1Ki 6:1 | NET2full | STEP | In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt , in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel , during the month Ziv (the second month ), he began building the Lord ’s temple .

‏ 1 Kings 6:1

The Building of the Temple

1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv ^{▼▼sn During the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.} (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.