- seven years:
- "And it came to pass¹ in the fourª hundredª² and eightiethª yearª after the childrenª of Israelª were come outª° of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª in the fourthª yearª of Solomon'sª reignª° over¹ Israel,ª in the monthª Zif,ª which¹ [is] the secondª month,ª that he began to buildª° the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Kg 6:1} + "So he builtª°¹ the house,ª and finishedª° it; and coveredª°¹ the houseª with beamsª and boardsª of cedar.ª" {1Kg 6:9} + "But Solomonª was buildingª° his own houseª thirteenªª years,ª and he finishedª°¹ all¹ his house.ª" {1Kg 7:1} + "Now in the secondª yearª of their comingª° unto¹ the houseª of Godª at Jerusalem,ª in the secondª month,ª beganª° Zerubbabelª the sonª of Shealtiel,ª and Jeshuaª the sonª of Jozadak,ª and the remnantª of their brethrenª the priestsª and the Levites,ª and all¹ they that were come¹ out²° of the captivityª¹ unto Jerusalem;ª and appointedª°¹ the Levites,ª from twenty² years² oldª¹¹¹ and upward,ª to set¹ forward²°¹ the workª of the houseª of the LORD.ª ... So that the peopleª could not¹ discernª° the noiseª of the shoutª of joyª from the noiseª of the weepingª of the people:ª for¹ the peopleª shoutedª° with a loudª shout,ª and the noiseª was heardª° afar off.ª¹¹" {Ezr 3:8-13} + "And thisª houseª was finishedª° onª the thirdª dayª of the monthª Adar,ª which¹ was² in the sixthª yearª of the reignª of Dariusª the king.ª" {Ezr 6:15} + "Thenª saidª° the¹ Jews,ª Forty² and² sixª¹¹ yearsª was²° this² temple² in building,ª°¹¹ andª wilt²° thouª rear²° it² upª°¹ inª threeª days?ª" {Jhn 2:20}
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