2 Chronicles 8:1
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,”
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
And Solomon went to Hamath–zobah, and prevailed against it.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.”
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,”
“And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.”
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,”
“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”