1Ki 6:1 | NETfull | 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

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 ^{▼▼ 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.