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2 Chronicles 8:1
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It took Solomon twenty years to build the Temple and his palace.
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2 Chronicles 8:1 Meaning and Commentary
2 Chronicles 8:1
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years
(
See Gill on
1 Kings 9:10
).
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
2 Chronicles 8:1 In-Context
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It took Solomon twenty years to build the Temple and his palace.
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He also rebuilt the cities that King Hiram had given him, and sent Israelites to settle in them.
3
He captured the territory of Hamath and Zobah
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and fortified the city of Palmyra in the desert. He rebuilt all the cities in Hamath that were centers for storing supplies.
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Solomon also rebuilt the following cities: Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon (fortified cities with gates that could be barred),
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.