מלכים א ט׳:י׳-י״ג

עשרים שנה. שבע שנים לבית ה', ואת ביתו שלש עשרה שנה, כמו שאמר למעלה:

Twenty years. I.e., seven years [to build] the Beis Hamikdosh, and thirteen years [to build] his own palace, as mentioned above.¹⁰Above 6:38, and 7:1.

נשא את שלמה. ענין עמס, כלכל את משאו בדבר זה:

Provided Shlomo. An expression of bearing, [i.e.,] he bore his burden in this matter.

ארץ כבול. ארץ כבלים, ארץ טיט, שהרגל משתקע ונכבלת בה:

The land of Kovul. A land of chains, [i.e.,] a marshland into which the foot sinks and is entrapped.¹¹It was as troublesome to walk on, as it is difficult for a man who is chained in shackles to walk, i.e., the foot is trapped as if it were in a chain [=כבל]—Radak. The land was not fertile. Alternatively, the people of כבל wore chains of silver and gold, i.e., they were wealthy and spoiled, and Chirom did not want to deal with them. See Maseches Shabbos 54a and Rashi there.