1. Then, twenty years having passed since Solomon built the house of the Lord and his own house,
2. he built the cities that Hiram had given to Solomon, and he caused the sons of Israel to live there.
3. Also, he went to Hamath Zobah, and he obtained it.
4. And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built very fortified cities in Hamath.
5. And he built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, as walled cities, having gates and bars and locks,