en_tn/2ch/03/02.md

He began

The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. Alternate translation: "They began" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

the second day of the second month

"day 2 of month 2." This is the second month of the Hebrew calendar. The second day is near the middle of April on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

in the fourth year

"in year 4" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)