1 Solomon built the Lord's temple and his own palace. It took him 20 years to build them. After that,
2 Solomon rebuilt the villages Hiram had given him. He settled Israelites in them.
3 Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah. He captured it.
4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert. He built up all of the cities in Hamath where he could store things.
5 He rebuilt Lower Beth Horon and Upper Beth Horon. He put up high walls around them. He made their city gates secure with heavy metal bars.