NASB — 2 Chronicles 8 — KJV

Solomon’s Activities and Accomplishments

1 aNow it came° about at the end° of the twenty° years° in which° Solomon° had built° the house° of the LORD° and his own house° 2 that he built° the cities° which° Huram° had given° to Ihim, and settled° the sons° of Israel° there°.

[1] a1K 9:10-28
[2] ILit Solomon

3 ¶ Then Solomon° went° to Hamath-zobah° and captured° it. 4 He built° Tadmor° in the wilderness° and all° the storage° cities° which° he had built° in Hamath°. 5 He also built° upper° aBeth-horon° and lower° Beth-horon°, bfortified° cities° [with] walls°, gates° and bars°; 6 and Baalath° and all° the storage° cities° that Solomon° had°, and all° the cities° for Ihis chariots° and cities° for Ihis horsemen°, and all° that it pleased°° Solomon° to build° in Jerusalem°, in Lebanon°, and in all° the land° IIunder his rule°.

[5] a1Ch 7:24 b2Ch 14:7
[6] ILit the IILit of

7aAll° of the people° who were left° of the Hittites°, the Amorites°, the Perizzites°, the Hivites° and the Jebusites°, who° were not of Israel°, 8 [namely], from their descendants° who° were left° after° them in the land° whom° the sons° of Israel° had not destroyed°, athem Solomon° raised° as forced° laborers° to this° day°. 9 But Solomon° did not make° slaves° for his work° from the sons° of Israel°; they were men° of war°, his chief° captains° and commanders° of his chariots° and his horsemen°. 10 These° were the chief° Iofficers° of King° Solomon°, two hundred° and fifty° who ruled° over the people°.

[7] aGn 15:18-21; 1K 9:20
[8] a1K 4:6; 9:21
[10] IOr deputies

11aThen Solomon° brought° Pharaoh’s° daughter° up from the city° of David° to the house° which° he had built° for her, for he said°, “My wife° shall not dwell° in the house° of David° king° of Israel°, because° Ithe places° are holy° where° the ark° of the LORD° has entered°.”

[11] ILit they are a1K 3:1; 7:8

12 ¶ Then° Solomon° offered° burnt° offerings° to the LORD° on athe altar° of the LORD° which° he had built° before° the porch°; 13 and a[did so] according to the daily° rule°, offering° [them] up baccording to the commandment° of Moses°, for cthe sabbaths°, dthe new° moons° and the ethree° annual°° feasts°—the Feast° of Unleavened° Bread°, the Feast° of Weeks° and the Feast° of Booths°.

[12] a2Ch 4:1
[13] aEx 29:38-42 bNu 28:3 cNu 28:9, 10 dNu 28:11 eEx 23:14-17; 34:22, 23; Dt 16:16

14 ¶ Now according to the ordinance° of his father° David°, he appointed° athe divisions° of the priests° for their service°, and bthe Levites° for their duties° of praise° and ministering° before° the priests° according to the daily° rule°, and cthe gatekeepers° by their divisions° at every° gate°; for dDavid° the man° of God° had so° commanded°. 15 And they did not depart° from the commandment° of the king° to the priests° and Levites° in any° manner° or concerning the storehouses°.

[14] a1Ch 24:1 b1Ch 25:1 c1Ch 26:1 dNe 12:24, 36

16 ¶ Thus all° the work° of Solomon° was carried° out Ifrom the day° of the foundation° of the house° of the LORD°, and until° it was finished°. So the house° of the LORD° was completed°.

[16] ISo ancient versions; M.T. as far as

17 ¶ Then° Solomon° went° to aEzion-geber° and to bEloth° on the seashore°° in the land° of Edom°. 18 And Huram° by his servants° sent° him ships° and servants° who knew° the sea°; and they went° with Solomon’s° servants° to Ophir°, and atook° from there° four° hundred° and fifty° talents° of gold° and brought° them to King° Solomon°.

[17] a1K 9:26 b2K 14:22
[18] a2Ch 9:10, 13


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Solomon's buildings.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² at the endº² of twentyº years,º wherein² Solomonº had builtºª the houseº of the LORD,º and his own house,º 2 That the citiesº which² Huram¹² had restoredºª to Solomon,º Solomonº builtºª them, and caused² the childrenº of Israelº to dwellºª there.² 3 And Solomonº went¹ª² to Hamathzobah,º and prevailedºª against² it. 4 And he builtºª² Tadmorº in the wilderness,º and all² the storeº cities,º which² he builtºª in Hamath.º 5 Also he builtºª² Bethhoronº the upper,º and Bethhoronº the nether,º fencedº cities,º with walls,º gates,º and bars;º 6 And Baalath,º and all² the storeº citiesº that² Solomonº had,² and all² the chariotº cities,º and the citiesº of the horsemen,º and all² that² Solomonº desiredººª to buildºª in Jerusalem,º and in Lebanon,º and throughout all² the landº of his dominion.º

[1] 1K 9:10.
[2] 1K 9:11.
[3] Nu 13:21; 34:8; 2S 8:3; 1K 11:23; 1Ch 18:3.
[4] 1K 9:17.
[5] Jsh 16:3, 5; 1Ch 7:24.
[6] Jsh 19:44; 1K 7:2; 9:18, 19; 10:26; 2Ch 1:14; 8:4; 17:12; Ec 2:4, 10; So 4:8.

The Gentiles which were left Solomon made tributaries, but the Israelites, rulers.

7 ¶ [As for] all² the peopleº [that were] leftºª of² the Hittites,º and the Amorites,º and the Perizzites,º and the Hivites,º and the Jebusites,º which² [were] not² of Israel,º² 8 [But] of² their children,º who² were leftºª afterº them in the land,º whom² the childrenº of Israelº consumedºª not,² them did Solomonº make to payºª tributeº until² this² day.º 9 But of² the childrenº of Israelº did Solomonº makeºª no² servantsº for his work;º but² they² [were] men¹² of war,º and chiefº of his captains,º and captainsº of his chariotsº and horsemen.º 10 And these² [were] the chiefº of kingº Solomon'sº officers,ºªª¹ [even] two hundredº and fifty,º that bare ruleºª over the people.º

[7] Gn 15:19; Dt 7:1; 1K 9:20.
[8] Jsh 16:10; 17:13; Jg 1:21; 1K 5:13; 2Ch 2:17; Ps 106:34.
[9] Ex 19:5; Lv 25:39; 1S 8:11; Ga 4:26, 31.
[10] 1K 5:16; 9:23; 2Ch 2:18.

Pharaoh's daughter removeth to her house.

11 ¶ And Solomonº brought upºª the daughterº of Pharaohº out of the cityº² of Davidº unto the houseº that² he had builtºª for her: for² he said,ºª My wifeº shall not² dwellºª in the houseº of Davidº kingº of Israel,º because² [the places are] holy,º whereunto²² the arkº of the LORDº hath come.ºª

[11] Ex 3:5; 29:43; 1K 3:1; 7:8; 9:24; Ezk 21:2; 2P 1:18.

Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices.

12 ¶ Then² Solomonº offeredºª burnt offeringsº unto the LORDº on² the altarº of the LORD,º which² he had builtºª beforeº the porch,º 13 Even after a certain rateº every day,º offeringºª according to the commandmentº of Moses,º on the sabbaths,º and on the new moons,º and on the solemn feasts,º threeº timesº in the year,º [even] in the feastº of unleavened bread,º and in the feastº of weeks,º and in the feastº of tabernacles.º

[12] 1Ch 28:17; 2Ch 4:1; Ezk 8:16; Jol 2:17; Jn 10:23.
[13] Ex 23:14; 29:38; Lv 23:1; Nu 28:1; Dt 16:16; 1K 9:25; Ezk 45:17; 46:3.

He appointeth the priests and Levites to their places.

14 ¶ And he appointed,ºª according to the orderº of Davidº his father,º² the coursesº of the priestsº to² their service,º and the Levitesº to² their charges,º to praiseºª and ministerºª before² the priests,º as the dutyº of every day¹ required:º the portersº also by their coursesº at every gate:º for² so² had Davidº the manº of Godº commanded.º 15 And they departedºª not² from the commandmentº of the kingº unto² the priestsº and Levitesº concerning any² matter,º or concerning the treasures.º 16 Now all² the workº of Solomonº was preparedºª unto² the dayº of the foundationº of the houseº of the LORD,º and until² it was finished.ºª [So] the houseº of the LORDº was perfected.º

[14] Dt 33:1; 2S 23:2; 1K 13:1; 1Ch 6:31, 32; 9:17; 15:16; 16:4, 42; 23:1; 24:1, 20; 25:1; 26:1; 28:19; 2Ch 5:11; 23:4; 31:2; 35:10; Ezr 6:18; Lk 1:5, 8; Ac 13:22, 36.
[15] Ex 39:42; 1K 7:51; 1Ch 9:29; 26:20; 2Ch 30:12.
[16] 1K 5:18; 6:7.

The navy fetcheth gold from Ophir.

17 ¶ Then² wentºª Solomonº to Eziongeber,º and to² Eloth,º at² the seaº sideº in the landº of Edom.º 18 And Huramº sentºª him by the handsº of his servantsº ships,ºª and servantsº that had knowledgeºª of the sea;º and they wentºª with² the servantsº of Solomonº to Ophir,º and tookºª thence²² fourº hundredº and fiftyº talentsº of gold,º and broughtºª [them] to² kingº Solomon.º

[17] Nu 33:35; Dt 2:8; 1K 9:26; 22:48; 2K 14:22; 16:6; 2Ch 20:36.
[18] 1K 9:27; 10:22; 2Ch 9:10, 13; Ec 2:8.


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