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According to 2 Chronicles 3:2, the temple began to be built in day 2 of month 2 in his fourth year. The time between that day and the end of his reign had to be 36 years and some number of months. Thus, day 2 of month 2 in Solomon's fourth year must have been in 1012 or 1011 BC.
According to 1 Kings 6:1, the time from when Israel arrived in Canaan until day 2 month 2 in the 4th year of Solomon's reign was 479 years, 1 month, minus 13 days (1 Ki. 6:1, 2 Chr. 3:2, see Deut. 4:45-46). Notice that it says, in the 480th year, meaning it was not a full 480 years but rather 479 years and some number of months. Since the passover is on day 14 of month 1, we are able to know the exact remainder of months and days. The time from day 15 of month 1 (when Passover begins, which was celebrated after they entered Canaan) to day 2 of month 2 is 1 month minus 13 days. Therefore, we can place the entry into Canaan in approximately the year 1490 to 1493 BC. (Added two additional years of uncertainty due to possible shifts in the regnal calendar convention at two places).
Note here that the 40 years in the wilderness is counted separately. 1 Kings 6:1 says that the starting point of the 479 years is when they "were come out of the land of Egypt." This is the same language used in Deuteronomy 4:45. This also makes sense in modern English. The time I come home from the gym is not the same as the time that I left the gym. Theoretically, if it took me 40 years to travel from the gym to home, then the time I came home from the gym is 40 years later than the time I actually left the gym.
Since you did not count these 40 years, my timeline is 40 years longer here. Because of this 40 year difference, my chronology is now 23-26 years longer overall. This also accords better with what it says in Acts 13:20, where Paul says that the time of the judges lasted "about 450 years" (actually ~432.5 years by my count, which barely fits, but it rounds up to 450 rather than 400). Cont'd.
According to 2 Chronicles 3:2, the temple began to be built in day 2 of month 2 in his fourth year. The time between that day and the end of his reign had to be 36 years and some number of months. Thus, day 2 of month 2 in Solomon's fourth year must have been in 1012 or 1011 BC.
According to 1 Kings 6:1, the time from when Israel arrived in Canaan until day 2 month 2 in the 4th year of Solomon's reign was 479 years, 1 month, minus 13 days (1 Ki. 6:1, 2 Chr. 3:2, see Deut. 4:45-46). Notice that it says, in the 480th year, meaning it was not a full 480 years but rather 479 years and some number of months. Since the passover is on day 14 of month 1, we are able to know the exact remainder of months and days. The time from day 15 of month 1 (when Passover begins, which was celebrated after they entered Canaan) to day 2 of month 2 is 1 month minus 13 days. Therefore, we can place the entry into Canaan in approximately the year 1490 to 1493 BC. (Added two additional years of uncertainty due to possible shifts in the regnal calendar convention at two places).
Note here that the 40 years in the wilderness is counted separately. 1 Kings 6:1 says that the starting point of the 479 years is when they "were come out of the land of Egypt." This is the same language used in Deuteronomy 4:45. This also makes sense in modern English. The time I come home from the gym is not the same as the time that I left the gym. Theoretically, if it took me 40 years to travel from the gym to home, then the time I came home from the gym is 40 years later than the time I actually left the gym.
Since you did not count these 40 years, my timeline is 40 years longer here. Because of this 40 year difference, my chronology is now 23-26 years longer overall. This also accords better with what it says in Acts 13:20, where Paul says that the time of the judges lasted "about 450 years" (actually ~432.5 years by my count, which barely fits, but it rounds up to 450 rather than 400). Cont'd.
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