# General Information:
The author is writing about Solomon's palace.
# Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace
Solomon would have commanded his workers to do this work. Alternate translation: "It took Solomon's workers thirteen years to build his palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# palace
If your language does not have a word for "palace," you may translate this as "house" or "big house."