2 Chronicles 8:1

1 It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD ’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,

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).

2 Chronicles 8:1 In-Context

1 It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD ’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,

2 Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.

3 Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.

4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.

5 He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.