1 Kings 9:10

10 By the end of twenty years, King Solomon had built two buildings -- the Temple of the Lord 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 If the Temple is destroyed, everyone who passes by will be shocked. They will make fun of you and ask, 'Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and this Temple?'

9 People will answer, 'This happened because they left the Lord their God. This was the God who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, but they decided to follow other gods. They worshiped and served those gods, so the Lord brought all this disaster on them.'"

10 By the end of twenty years, King Solomon had built two buildings -- the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

11 At that time King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had helped with the buildings. Hiram had given Solomon all the cedar, pine, and gold he wanted.

12 So Hiram traveled from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, but when he saw them, he was not pleased.