Original: Two distinct Temples stood in succession on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem : Solomon 's Temple was built in the 10th century BCE to replace the Tabernacle , and has been dated astronomically to 957 BCEErwin Reidinger : '' The Temple Mount Platform in Jerusalem from Solomon to Herod : An Archaeological Re-Examination .
Simplified: The First Temple was built by king Solomon in seven years during the 10th century BCE and has been dated astronomically to 957 BCE .