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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。

Solomon’s Other Activities(A)

At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace,(B) Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram[a] had given him, and settled Israelites in them. Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(C) He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(D) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, as well as Baalath(E) and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses[b]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites(F) (these people were not Israelites). Solomon conscripted(G) 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. But 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. 10 They were also King Solomon’s chief officials—two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.

11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter(H) 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.”

12 On the altar(I) of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, 13 according to the daily requirement(J) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(K) the New Moons(L) and the three(M) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(N) the Festival of Weeks(O) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(P) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(Q) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(R) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(S) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(T) had ordered.(U) 15 They did not deviate from the king’s commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.

16 All 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.

17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. 18 And 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[c] of gold,(V) which they delivered to King Solomon.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18
  2. 2 Chronicles 8:6 Or charioteers
  3. 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons

Solomon’s Many Achievements

It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time, Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram[a] had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.

Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it. He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers. He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates. He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses[b] could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.

There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve as forced laborers to this day. But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers. 10 King Solomon appointed 250 of them to supervise the people.

11 Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace, for the Ark of the Lord has been there, and it is holy ground.”

12 Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar he had built for him in front of the entry room of the Temple. 13 He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals—the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest,[c] and the Festival of Shelters—as Moses had commanded.

14 In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God. 15 Solomon did not deviate in any way from David’s commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries.

16 So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the Lord was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion.

17 Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath,[d] ports along the shore of the Red Sea[e] in the land of Edom. 18 Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons[f] of gold.

Footnotes

  1. 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant spelling of Hiram; also in 8:18.
  2. 8:6 Or and charioteers.
  3. 8:13 Or Festival of Weeks.
  4. 8:17a As in Greek version (see also 2 Kgs 14:22; 16:6); Hebrew reads Eloth, a variant spelling of Elath.
  5. 8:17b As in parallel text at 1 Kgs 9:26; Hebrew reads the sea.
  6. 8:18 Hebrew 450 talents [15.3 metric tons].