50:1
Herod undertakes immense construction: fortresses, palaces, harbors, cities, and above all enlargement of the House in Yerushalayim.
50:2
The sanctuary is rebuilt with extraordinary stonework and splendor while service continues.
50:3
Other projects honor Roman rulers and introduce Hellenistic civic forms.
50:4
The chapter records architectural achievement without allowing magnificence to erase Herod’s violence.