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.