The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Chronicles 08
1 At the end of twenty years, in which
Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his
own house,
2 Solomon built the cities which Huramn had given to Solomon, and
caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and
prevailed against it.
4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and
all the storage cities, which he built in
Hamath.
5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper and
Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with
walls, gates, and bars;
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.
7 As for allthepeople who were left ofthe
Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the
Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of
Israel—
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.
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.
10 These were the chief officers of King
Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who
ruled over the people.
11 Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city
to the house that he had built forher; forhe 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.”
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings
to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar which he had
built before the porch,
13 evenas 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.†
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.
15 They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and
Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.
16 Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day ofthe foundation
of Yahweh’s house until it was finished. So
Yahweh’s house was completed.
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber
and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of
Edom.
18 Huram sent him ships and servants
whohadknowledge ofthe seaby thehands
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.