1 Kings 9:10

Solomon’s buildings and prosperity

10 It took twenty years for Solomon to build the two structures, the LORD's temple and the royal palace.

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 Everyone who passes by this temple, so lofty now, will be shocked and will whistle, wondering, Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and this temple?

9 The answer will come: Because they deserted the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt's land. They embraced other gods, worshipping and serving them. That is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them."

10 It took twenty years for Solomon to build the two structures, the LORD's temple and the royal palace.

11 King Hiram of Tyre gave Solomon all the cedar, pinewood, and gold that he wanted. Then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the region of Galilee.

12 Hiram went from Tyre to inspect the towns Solomon had given him. They didn't seem adequate in his view.