Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSolomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. Young's Literal Translation and he beginneth to build in the second [day], in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. King James Bible And he began to build in the second [day] of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Hebrew [Solomon] beganוַ֠יָּחֶל (way·yā·ḥel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play construction לִבְנ֞וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build on the second הַשֵּׁנִי֙ (haš·šê·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) day of the second בַּשֵּׁנִ֔י (baš·šê·nî) Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) month בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month in the fourth אַרְבַּ֖ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four year בִּשְׁנַ֥ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of his reign. לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ (lə·mal·ḵū·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |