1 By the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.
2 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, and he built all the towns in Hamath as towns for storing grain and supplies.
5 He rebuilt the towns of Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, protecting them with strong walls, gates, and bars in the gates.