1 Kings 6:1 provides the full chronological context: the 480th year from Exodus, fourth year of Solomon, month of Ziv, when this foundation was laid.

1 Kings 9:1 marks the completion of the temple and palace, contrasting with this initial foundation laying, showing the full construction timeline.

1 Kings 9:10 notes that twenty years passed from the foundation laid here to the completion of both the temple and the king's house.

2 Chronicles 3:2 confirms the same starting date—second month, fourth year of Solomon's reign—for the temple construction whose foundation is laid here.