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| 1It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, | 1It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's Temple and his own palace. |
| 2that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. | 2During this time, he also rebuilt the towns that Hiram had restored to him, and he settled Israelis in them. |
| 3And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. | 3After this, Solomon traveled to Hamath-zobah and captured it. |
| 4He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath. | 4Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers that he had built in Hamath. |
| 5He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, | 5He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars, |
| 6also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. | 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. |
| 7All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel— | 7All of the survivors who remained living in the land but who were not Israelis (including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) |
| 8that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel did not destroy—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. | 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. |
| 9But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry. | 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. |
| 10And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people. | 10King Solomon appointed 250 chief officers to command his army. |
| 11Now Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the house he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy.” | 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." |
| 12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule, | 12Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple, |
| 13according to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. | 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). |
| 14And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. | 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. |
| 15They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries. | 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. |
| 16Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. | 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. |
| 17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom. | 17After this, Solomon visited Ezion-geber and Elath at the seashore in the land of Edom. |
| 18And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. | 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. |
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