3 Sisekelo sekwakha lithempeli laSimakadze lesabekwa nguSolomoni sasingemamitha labengaba ngema-27 budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti.
Emnyakeni wema-480 kusukela ema-Israyeli aphuma eGibithe, lekwakungumnyaka wesine inkhosi Solomoni yatsatsa sihlalo sebukhosi, ngenyanga yesibili lenguZivu, Solomoni wacala kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze.
Wacala kwakha lelithempeli mhla titimbili enyangeni yesibili emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwakhe.
Lomnyango wawungemamitha labengaba sihlanu bubanti, kwatsi lolubondza ngala nangale kwaba ngemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu. Yaphindze yakala lendzawo lengcwele yangephandle; yayingemamitha labengaba ngema-20 budze nemamitha labengaba lishumi bubanti.