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| 1At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, | 1Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, |
| 2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. | 2Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. |
| 3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it. | 3Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. |
| 4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath. | 4He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath. |
| 5He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, | 5He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, |
| 6and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. | 6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. |
| 7All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, | 7As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— |
| 8from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted as forced labor, and so they are to this day. | 8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. |
| 9But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen. | 9But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. |
| 10And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people. | 10They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors. |
| 11Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy.” | 11Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.” |
| 12Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule, | 12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. |
| 13as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. | 13He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. |
| 14According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded. | 14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. |
| 15And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries. | 15They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries. |
| 16Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. | 16Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. |
| 17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. | 17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom. |
| 18And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there 450 talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. | 18So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. |
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