Commentary for I Kings 7:1
וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ בָּנָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְכַ֖ל אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
Rashi on I Kings
Shlomo built his [own] house in thirteen years. In work of the Most High he hurried,1Shlomo built the Beis Hamikdosh in seven years as stated in 6:38 above. but in his own [work] he was slow; the text tells this to praise him.
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