But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
Ver. 1. But Solomon was building his own house.] Here he took greater leisure, and had less help, both for materials ready prepared, and for the people's forwardness to help it on. Add hereunto, that in these thirteen years Solomon had three houses to build; sc., his own, the queen's, and the house of the forest of Lebanon: which, because they stood near together, were called Solomon's own house, or palace royal.