1 It took Solomon twenty years to build the lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
2 Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.
3 Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.
4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.