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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,

1At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the LORD and his own palace,

2that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there.

2Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him, and settled Israelites in them.

3And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

3Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it.

4He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath.

4He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.

5He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

5He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with 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.

6as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses --whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

7All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

7There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites).

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.

8Solomon conscripted the descendants of all these people remaining in the land--whom the Israelites had not destroyed--to serve as slave labor, as it is 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.

9But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and charioteers.

10And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.

10They were also King Solomon's chief officials--two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.

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.”

11Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy."

12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule,

12On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD,

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.

13according to the daily requirement for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons and the three annual festivals--the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles.

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.

14In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day's requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.

15They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

15They did not deviate from the king's commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that 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.

16All Solomon's work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid until its completion. So the temple of the LORD was finished.

17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.

17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast 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.

18And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon's men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

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