1. It took Solomon 20 years to build the Temple of the Lord and his own palace.
2. Then Solomon rebuilt the towns that Hiram had given him. And Solomon sent Israelites to live in them.
3. Then he went to Hamath Zobah and captured it.
4. Solomon also built the town of Tadmor in the desert. He built all the towns in Hamath as towns for storing things.
5. He rebuilt the towns of Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon. He made them protected towns with strong walls, gates and bars in the gates.