1
It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's house and his own house.
2
He rebuilt the cities Huram gave him, and he had Israelites live in them.
3
Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and conquered it.
4
He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.
5
He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.
6
[He also rebuilt] Baalath and all the storage cities that he owned. He built all the cities for his chariots, all the cities for his war horses, and whatever [else] he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or the entire territory that he governed.
7
The Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left [in the land] because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites,