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所羅門其他建樹與功績(A)

所羅門建造耶和華的殿和自己的王宮,用了二十年才完成。 所羅門又修築希蘭送給他的那些城市,使以色列人住在那裡。 所羅門到哈瑪瑣巴去,佔領了那地方。 所羅門又修築了在曠野的達莫,和他在哈瑪建造的一切貯藏貨物的城市。 他又建造上伯.和崙和下伯.和崙,成了有牆、有門和有閂的設防城; 又建造巴拉和所羅門擁有的一切貯藏貨物的城市,以及一切囤放戰車的城市,馬兵駐紮的城市,和所羅門在耶路撒冷、黎巴嫩,以及他統治的全境內喜愛建造的一切。

至於以色列人以外的赫人、亞摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人剩下來的人民, 他們的子孫仍然留在那地,以色列人沒有消滅他們。於是,所羅門徵召他們作苦工,直到今日。 唯獨以色列人,所羅門沒有驅使他們為他的工程作奴僕;他們作了他的戰士、軍長、車兵長和馬兵長。 10 所羅門王有二百五十名監工,監督工人。

11 所羅門把法老的女兒從大衛城,帶到他為她建造的宮裡去;因為他說:“我的妻子不可住在以色列王大衛的宮裡,因為耶和華的約櫃所到的地方都是神聖的。”

12 那時,所羅門在耶和華的壇上,就是在走廊前面他建築的壇上,向耶和華獻上燔祭, 13 又照著摩西的吩咐,在安息日、初一和一年三次特定的節期,就是除酵節、七七節、住棚節,獻上每日當獻的。

14 所羅門又照著他父親大衛所定的,設立了祭司的班次,執行他們的事奉,又派遣利未人,各守本職,讚美耶和華,在祭司面前照著每日的本分事奉。又派守門的按著班次看守各門。因為這是神人大衛的吩咐。 15 王對祭司和利未人所吩咐的,無論是甚麼事務,或是有關庫房的事,他們都沒有違抗。

16 從耶和華的殿奠基的日子起,直到建成,所羅門的一切工程都進行順利。這樣,耶和華的殿就完成了。

17 那時,所羅門往以東地,到靠近海邊的以旬.迦別和以祿去了。 18 希蘭派他的臣僕,把船隻和熟悉航海的僕人,送到所羅門那裡。他們和所羅門的僕人一同去到俄斐,從那裡得了一萬五千公斤金子,運到所羅門王那裡。

所羅門的功績

所羅門用二十年的時間興建了耶和華的殿和他自己的王宮。 他重修希蘭送給他的城邑,讓以色列人居住。

所羅門去攻打哈馬瑣巴,並攻取了此城。 他興建曠野裡的達莫以及哈馬境內所有的儲貨城, 把上伯·和崙與下伯·和崙建成有牆、有門、有閂的堅城, 還建造巴拉、所有的儲貨城、屯車城、養馬城和他想在耶路撒冷、黎巴嫩及其統治的全境興建的城邑。 當時國中有赫人、亞摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人的後裔, 以色列人沒有滅絕他們。所羅門讓他們服勞役,至今如此。 所羅門王沒有讓以色列人服勞役,而是讓他們做戰士、將領、戰車長和騎兵長。 10 他還任命二百五十名監工負責監管工人。

11 所羅門帶法老的女兒離開大衛城,來到為她建造的宮中,因為所羅門說:「我的妻子不可住在以色列王大衛的宮裡,因為約櫃所到之處都是聖潔的。」

12 所羅門在門廊前他所築的耶和華的壇上向耶和華獻燔祭, 13 並照摩西的規定,在安息日、朔日和每年特定的三個節期,即除酵節、七七節和住棚節獻上當獻的祭。

14 所羅門照著他父親大衛的吩咐,指派祭司分班供職,讓利未人負責頌讚、輔助祭司盡每天的職責,還指派殿門守衛分班守門。這些都是上帝的僕人大衛規定的。 15 他們沒有違背大衛王就庫房等工作對祭司和利未人的吩咐。

16 從耶和華的殿奠基直到完工,所羅門所有的計劃都已順利完成。這樣,耶和華的殿落成了。

17 之後,所羅門前往以東地區靠海的以旬·迦別和以祿。 18 希蘭派懂得航海的僕人乘船隻與所羅門的僕人一同到俄斐,從那裡為所羅門王運回十五噸黃金。

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,

That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,

But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

10 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.

12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,

13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.

17 Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

18 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.