1 Kings 6:37
The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
What it says
The foundation of the house of the LORD is laid in Solomon’s fourth year, in the month of Ziv.
What it is doing
It restates the beginning of the work in formal terms.
In context
36Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams. 37The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv. 38In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.