1 Kings 9:10

Solomon and Hiram Complete Their Agreement

10 It happened at the end of twenty years [in] which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the house of the king,

1 Kings 9:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:10

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years
From the time Solomon first began to build: when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house; the first was seven years in building, and the other thirteen; in all twenty.

1 Kings 9:10 In-Context

8 This house shall become a heap of ruins; all those passing by will be appalled by it and hiss, and they will say, 'On what account did Yahweh do this to this land and to this house?'

9 And they will say, 'Because they have forsaken Yahweh their God who brought their ancestors out from the land of Egypt and they embraced other gods and bowed down to them and served them. Therefore, Yahweh brought on them all of this disaster.'"

10 It happened at the end of twenty years [in] which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the house of the king,

11 [since] Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with wood of cedar and with wood of cypresses and with the gold according to all his desire, then King Solomon gave twenty cities in the land of the Galilee to Hiram.

12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but they were not right in his eyes.