2 Chronicles 8
New International Version
Solomon’s Other Activities(A)
8 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace,(B) 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram[a] had given him, and settled Israelites in them. 3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(C) 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(D) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, 6 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.
7 There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites(F) (these people were not Israelites). 8 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. 9 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
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Or charioteers
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons
2 Kronieken 8
Het Boek
Diverse bouwprojekten van Salomo
8 Het was inmiddels twintig jaar geleden dat Salomo de bouw van de tempel van de Here en van zijn eigen koninklijk paleis had voltooid. 2 Hij begon zich nu in te zetten voor de versterking van de steden die koning Churam van Tyrus hem had gegeven, waarna hij groepen Israëlieten naar die steden liet verhuizen. 3 In die tijd bond Salomo de strijd aan tegen de stad Hamath-Zoba en nam haar in. 4 In het woestijngebied bouwde hij de stad Tadmor en hij vestigde steden in Hamath als voorraadplaatsen. 5 Verder versterkte hij de steden Hoog-Bet-Horon en Laag-Bet-Horon door hen te ommuren en de toegangen af te sluiten met zware, goed vergrendelde poorten. 6 Ook bouwde hij in die tijd Baälath en andere voorraadplaatsen en bovendien speciale steden voor zijn strijdwagens en paarden. Hij bouwde naar hartelust in Jeruzalem, de Libanon en alle andere gebieden waar hij het voor het zeggen had. 7,8 De Hethieten, Amorieten, Perizzieten, Chiwwieten en de Jebusieten, de nakomelingen van de volken die niet volledig door de Israëlieten waren uitgeroeid, werden tot dwangarbeid verplicht. 9 De Israëlitische burgers maakte hij echter niet tot slaven. Hij stelde hen te werk als soldaten, officieren en ruiters. 10 Tevens waren tweehonderdvijftig van hen regeringsambtenaren die hielpen bij het besturen van het land.
11 Salomo liet zijn vrouw, de dochter van de farao, verhuizen van de Stad van David naar het nieuwe paleis dat hij voor haar had gebouwd. ‘Want,’ zei hij, ‘zij kan niet in het paleis van koning David blijven wonen, want de ark van de Here heeft daar in de buurt gestaan en het is dus heilige grond.’ 12 Daarna bracht Salomo brandoffers aan de Here op het altaar dat hij een plaats had gegeven voor de voorhal van de tempel. 13 De hoeveelheid offers varieerde van dag tot dag, in overeenstemming met de aanwijzingen die Mozes daarvoor had gegeven, op de sabbatten, de vieringen van de nieuwe maan en bij de drie jaarlijkse feesten: Pesach, Wekenfeest en Loofhuttenfeest. 14 Bij de aanwijzing van de priesters voor de taken in de tempel, volgde hij de voorschriften die zijn vader David hem had gegeven. De Levieten kregen opdracht de Here te loven en de priesters bij hun dagelijkse werk te helpen. De poortwachters kregen hun taak bij de poorten toegewezen. Alles gebeurde precies volgens de aanwijzingen van koning David. 15 Er werd in geen enkel opzicht afgeweken van de aanwijzingen omtrent deze zaken en het beheer van de schatkamers. 16 Op die manier bracht Salomo de bouw van de tempel tot een goed einde, vanaf de dag dat de eerste steen van de tempel van de Here werd gelegd tot op de dag van de voltooiing.
17,18 Toen begaf hij zich naar de zeehavens Esjon-Geber en Elat aan de zuidkust van Edom om een vloot uit te rusten van schepen die koning Churam hem ter beschikking had gesteld. Deze schepen, bemand door de ervaren zeelui van koning Churam en Salomoʼs eigen mensen, voeren naar Ofir en kwamen terug met 13,5 ton goud.
2 Chronicles 8
King James Version
8 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
3 And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
6 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.
7 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,
8 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.
9 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.
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