Solomon's palace took thirteen years to build.
Solomon signed a treaty with the king of Egypt and married his daughter. She lived in the older part of Jerusalem until the palace, the LORD's temple, and the wall around Jerusalem were completed.
Seven years later the workers finished building it during Bul, the eighth month of the year. It was built exactly as it had been planned.
The LORD's temple and Solomon's palace were now finished, and Solomon had built everything he wanted.
It took twenty years for the LORD's temple and Solomon's palace to be built.
But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.