2 Chronicles 8
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1At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
KJVAnd it came to pass at the endH7093 of twentyH6242 yearsH8141, wherein SolomonH8010 had builtH1129(H8804) the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and his own houseH1004,
2 Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
KJVThat the citiesH5892 which HuramH2361 had restoredH5414(H8804) to SolomonH8010, SolomonH8010 builtH1129(H8804) them, and caused the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 to dwellH3427(H8686) there.
3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
KJVAnd SolomonH8010 wentH3212(H8799) to HamathzobahH2578, and prevailedH2388(H8799) against it.
4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
KJVAnd he builtH1129(H8799) TadmorH8412 in the wildernessH4057, and all the storeH4543 citiesH5892, which he builtH1129(H8804) in HamathH2574.
5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
KJVAlso he builtH1129(H8799) BethhoronH1032 the upperH5945, and BethhoronH1032 the netherH8481, fencedH4692 citiesH5892, with wallsH2346, gatesH1817, and barsH1280;
6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
KJVAnd BaalathH1191, and all the storeH4543 citiesH5892 that SolomonH8010 had, and all the chariotH7393 citiesH5892, and the citiesH5892 of the horsemenH6571, and all that SolomonH8010 desiredH2836(H8804)H2837 to buildH1129(H8800) in JerusalemH3389, and in LebanonH3844, and throughout all the landH776 of his dominionH4475.
7 As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—
KJVAs for all the peopleH5971 that were leftH3498(H8737) of the HittitesH2850, and the AmoritesH567, and the PerizzitesH6522, and the HivitesH2340, and the JebusitesH2983, which were not of IsraelH3478,
8 of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.
KJVBut of their childrenH1121, who were leftH3498(H8738) afterH310 them in the landH776, whom the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 consumedH3615(H8765) not, them did SolomonH8010 make to payH5927(H8686) tributeH4522 until this dayH3117.
9 But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
KJVBut of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 did SolomonH8010 makeH5414(H8804) no servantsH5650 for his workH4399; but they were menH582 of warH4421, and chiefH8269 of his captainsH7991, and captainsH8269 of his chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571.
10 These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.
KJVAnd these were the chiefH8269 of kingH4428 Solomon'sH8010 officersH5324(H8737)(H8675)H5333, even two hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572, that bare ruleH7287(H8802) over the peopleH5971.
11 Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where Yahweh’s ark has come are holy.”
KJVAnd SolomonH8010 brought upH5927(H8689) the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547 out of the cityH5892 of DavidH1732 unto the houseH1004 that he had builtH1129(H8804) for her: for he saidH559(H8804), My wifeH802 shall not dwellH3427(H8799) in the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, because the places are holyH6944, whereunto the arkH727 of the LORDH3068 hath comeH935(H8804).
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar which he had built before the porch,
KJVThen SolomonH8010 offeredH5927(H8689) burnt offeringsH5930 unto the LORDH3068 on the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068, which he had builtH1129(H8804) beforeH6440 the porchH197,
13 even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.
KJVEven after a certain rateH1697 every dayH3117, offeringH5927(H8687) according to the commandmentH4687 of MosesH4872, on the sabbathsH7676, and on the new moonsH2320, and on the solemn feastsH4150, threeH7969 timesH6471 in the yearH8141, even in the feastH2282 of unleavened breadH4682, and in the feastH2282 of weeksH7620, and in the feastH2282 of tabernaclesH5521.
14 He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
KJVAnd he appointedH5975(H8686), according to the orderH4941 of DavidH1732 his fatherH1, the coursesH4256 of the priestsH3548 to their serviceH5656, and the LevitesH3881 to their chargesH4931, to praiseH1984(H8763) and ministerH8334(H8763) before the priestsH3548, as the dutyH1697 of every dayH3117 requiredH3117: the portersH7778 also by their coursesH4256 at every gateH8179: for so had DavidH1732 the manH376 of GodH430 commandedH4687.
15 They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.
KJVAnd they departedH5493(H8804) not from the commandmentH4687 of the kingH4428 unto the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881 concerning any matterH1697, or concerning the treasuresH214.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of Yahweh’s house until it was finished. So Yahweh’s house was completed.
KJVNow all the workH4399 of SolomonH8010 was preparedH3559(H8735) unto the dayH3117 of the foundationH4143 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and until it was finishedH3615(H8800). So the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 was perfectedH8003.
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
KJVThen wentH1980(H8804) SolomonH8010 to EziongeberH6100, and to ElothH359, at the seaH3220 sideH8193 in the landH776 of EdomH123.
18 Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.
KJVAnd HuramH2361 sentH7971(H8799) him by the handsH3027 of his servantsH5650 shipsH591(H8675)H591, and servantsH5650 that had knowledgeH3045(H8802) of the seaH3220; and they wentH935(H8799) with the servantsH5650 of SolomonH8010 to OphirH211, and tookH3947(H8799) thence fourH702 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 talentsH3603 of goldH2091, and broughtH935(H8686) them to kingH4428 SolomonH8010.
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