By the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.
The Temple was finished during the eleventh year he was king, in the eighth month, the month of Bul. It was built exactly as it was planned. Solomon had spent seven years building it.
King Solomon also built a palace for himself; it took him thirteen years to finish it.
Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace and everything he wanted to build.
Solomon rebuilt the towns that Hiram had given him, and Solomon sent Israelites to live in them.