And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years,.... See Gill on Kg1 9:10.
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2 Chronicles 8:2
ch2 8:2
ch2 8:2
ch2 8:2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon,.... Which Solomon first gave…
Adam Clarke
At the end of twenty years - He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve and a half, or thirteen, in building his own house. - Compare this with Kg1 7:1.
This we had Kg1 9:10-24, and therefore shall only observe here,
I. Though Solomon was a man of great learning and knowledge, yet he spent his days, not in contemplation, but in action, not in his…
Cambridge Bible
2Ch 8:1-6 (cp. 1Ki 9:10-11; 1Ki 9:17-19). Solomon's Cities
1. twenty years Cp. 1Ki 6:38; 1Ki 7:1.