After Solomon had finished building the temple and palace God appeared to him a second time. The first time had been in 1 Kings 3 when he made him wise. God expressed his pleasure with the temple but made it clear that his priority was man's heart being of integrity and uprightness. God warned Solomon of the dire consequences of the going after pagan gods which would result in the destruction of the temple and exile from the promised land.
Then the second part of the chapter gives details of Solomon's use as slave labour of the Canaanite survivors of Israelite extermination. It also tells of Solomon's giving of 20 towns to King Hiram of Tyre in thanks for his plentiful supplies of cedar, pine and gold during the construction period, but Hiram was not pleased with the gift. The text also gives details of Solomon's administrative organization. Solomon also built ships on the shore of the Red Sea and their travels brought 14.5 tons of gold to Solomon!
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