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| 1It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's Temple and his own palace. | 1At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, |
| 2During this time, he also rebuilt the towns that Hiram had restored to him, and he settled Israelis in them. | 2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them. |
| 3After this, Solomon traveled to Hamath-zobah and captured it. | 3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it. |
| 4Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers that he had built in Hamath. | 4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath. |
| 5He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars, | 5He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, |
| 6and he rebuilt Baalath and its supply centers that belonged to Solomon, along with all the cities that he utilized to garrison his chariots and cavalry forces. Solomon was pleased also to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in every territory that he controlled. | 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. |
| 7All of the survivors who remained living in the land but who were not Israelis (including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) | 7All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, |
| 8were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not eliminated. Solomon put them to work as conscripted laborers, which they continue to do to this day. | 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. |
| 9However, Solomon never made conscripted laborers from among the Israelis, but they did serve as his army, as his chief captains, and as commanders in charge of his chariots and cavalry. | 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. |
| 10King Solomon appointed 250 chief officers to command his army. | 10And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people. |
| 11Later, Solomon moved Pharaoh's daughter from the City of David to the palace that he had constructed to house her, because he reasoned, "My wife isn't going to live in the palace where King David of Israel lived, because wherever the ark of the LORD entered is holy." | 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.” |
| 12Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple, | 12Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD that he had built before the vestibule, |
| 13acting in compliance with the daily rule by offering them in conformity to commands issued by Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Tents). | 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. |
| 14Following proscriptions laid down by his father David, Solomon appointed divisions of priests for their service as well as descendants of Levi for duties of praise and ministry before the priests consistent with the daily rules. Furthermore, because David, the man of God, had commanded it, Solomon also appointed gatekeepers to serve by divisions at every gate of the Temple. | 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. |
| 15They scrupulously adhered to the orders issued by the king to the priests and descendants of Levi in everything, including matters pertaining to operation of the treasuries. | 15And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries. |
| 16And so Solomon completed all of the work, from the day that the foundation stone of the LORD's Temple was laid until the LORD's Temple was completely finished. | 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. |
| 17After this, Solomon visited Ezion-geber and Elath at the seashore in the land of Edom. | 17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. |
| 18Hiram sent Solomon ships and servants who were expert mariners, and they sailed with Solomon's servants to Ophir, where they brought back 450 talents of gold for Solomon. | 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. |
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