10 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,
10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings-the temple of the Lord and the royal palace-
10 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house,
10 At the end of twenty years, having built the two buildings, The Temple of God and his personal palace,
10 Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house
10 It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord 's Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10
Commentary on 1 Kings 9:10-14
(Read 1 Kings 9:10-14)
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.