Listen up, maggots! I'm gonna give you the Reader's Digest version of 2 Chronicles 8. King Solomon built a bunch of cities, then he built a military base at Tadmor in the desert. He also built chariots and horses for protection and defense. He also built up the port of Ezion-geber and Eloth on the Red Sea. He built a fleet of ships and sent them out with his men to trade with other countries. He made a lot of money and became very wealthy. He also built a temple in Jerusalem and a palace for himself in Jerusalem. He also made a covenant with God and kept the laws of Moses. That's the gist of it. Got it? Good. Dismissed!