Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 2:1

"Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom." — 2 Chronicles 2:1 (ASV)

Determined. —Literally, said, which may mean either commanded, as in 2 Chronicles 1:2; 1 Chronicles 21:17, or thought, purposed, resolved, as in 1 Kings 5:5. The context seems to favour the latter sense.

And a house for his kingdom. —Or, for his royalty; that is, as the Vulgate renders, a palace for himself. Solomon’s royal palace is mentioned again in 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 7:11; 2 Chronicles 8:1; but the building of it is not related in the Chronicle. (See 1 Kings 7:1–12.)