דברי הימים ב, פרק ח׳, פסוק י״ז

Following the completion of his massive building projects, Solomon embarks on another major enterprise that highlights the vast reach and power of his kingdom [מצודת דוד]. The primary approach among commentators is that his journey into these new areas was a military campaign aimed at conquering the cities [מצודת דוד, רד״ק, מלבי״ם].

Once he successfully took control of these territories, Solomon established a naval fleet. This historical detail is further explained and completed by the parallel account found in the Book of Kings [רד״ק, מלבי״ם, חומת אנך]. The specific coastal region where he built and stationed this fleet was along the shores of the Red Sea [ביאור שטיינזלץ].