2 Wacala kwakha lelithempeli mhla titimbili enyangeni yesibili emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwakhe.
Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
Solomoni wase uyacala-ke kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze eJerusalema, eNtsabeni yaseMoriya, lapho Simakadze atibonakalisa khona kuyise Davide. Kwakungusebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi, indzawo leyayilungiswe nguDavide.
Sisekelo sekwakha lithempeli laSimakadze lesabekwa nguSolomoni sasingemamitha labengaba ngema-27 budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti.