# Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house
The author writes of Solomon commanding the people to build the temple and palace and telling them how to do it as if he himself had built them. AT: "Solomon caused the house of Yahweh and his own house to be built" or "Solomon directed the building of the temple and his house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])