Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his own palace. It took him 20 years to build them. After that,
The temple was finished in his 11th year. It was in the month of Bul. That was the eighth month. Everything was finished just as the plans required. Solomon had spent seven years building the temple.
But it took Solomon 13 years to finish constructing his palace and the other buildings related to it.
Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He had accomplished everything he had planned to do.
Solomon rebuilt the villages Hiram had given him. Solomon had Israelites make their homes in them.