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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)