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At nangyari, sa katapusan ng dalawangpung taon na ipinagtayo ni Salomon ng bahay ng Panginoon, at ng kaniyang sariling bahay.

Na ang mga bayan na ibinigay ni Hiram kay Salomon, mga itinayo ni Salomon, at pinatahan doon ang mga anak ni Israel.

At si Salomon ay naparoon sa Hamath-soba, at nanaig laban doon.

At kaniyang itinayo ang Tadmor sa ilang, at lahat na bayan na imbakan na kaniyang itinayo sa Hamath.

Itinayo rin niya ang Bet-horon sa itaas, at ang Bet-horon sa ibaba, na mga bayang nakukutaan, na may mga kuta, mga pintuang-bayan, at mga halang;

At ang Baalath at ang lahat na bayan na imbakan na tinatangkilik ni Salomon, at lahat na bayan na ukol sa kaniyang mga karo, at ang mga bayan na ukol sa kaniyang mga mangangabayo, at lahat na ninasa ni Salomon, na itayo para sa kaniyang kasayahan sa Jerusalem, at sa Libano, at sa buong lupain ng kaniyang sakop.

Tungkol sa buong bayan na naiwan sa mga Hetheo, at mga Amorrheo, at mga Perezeo, at mga Heveo, at mga Jebuseo, na hindi sa Israel;

Ang kanilang mga anak na naiwan pagkamatay nila sa lupain na hindi nilipol ng mga anak ni Israel, ay sa kanila naglagay si Salomon ng mangaatag na mga alipin, hanggang sa araw na ito.

Nguni't sa mga anak ni Israel ay walang ginawang alipin si Salomon sa kaniyang gawain; kundi sila'y mga lalaking mangdidigma, at mga pinuno sa kaniyang mga pinunong kawal, at mga pinuno sa kaniyang mga karo, at sa kaniyang mga mangangabayo.

10 At ito ang mga pangulong pinuno ng haring Salomon, na dalawang daan at limang pu na nagpupuno sa bayan.

11 At iniahon ni Salomon ang anak na babae ni Faraon mula sa bayan ni David hanggang sa bahay na kaniyang itinayo na ukol sa kaniya; sapagka't kaniyang sinabi, Hindi tatahan ang aking asawa sa bahay ni David na hari sa Israel, sapagka't ang mga dako ay banal na pinagpasukan sa kaban ng Panginoon.

12 Nang magkagayo'y naghandog si Salomon sa Panginoon ng mga handog na susunugin, sa dambana ng Panginoon, na kaniyang itinayo sa harap ng portiko,

13 Sa makatuwid baga'y ayon sa kailangan sa bawa't araw, na naghahandog ayon sa utos ni Moises, sa mga sabbath, at sa mga bagong buwan, at sa mga takdang kapistahan, na makaitlo sa isang taon, sa kapistahan ng tinapay na walang lebadura, at sa kapistahan ng mga sanglinggo, at sa kapistahan ng mga balag.

14 At siya'y naghalal, ayon sa utos ni David na kaniyang ama ng mga bahagi ng mga saserdote sa kanilang paglilingkod, at ng mga Levita sa kanilang mga katungkulan upang mangagpuri, at upang mangasiwa sa harap ng mga saserdote, ayon sa kailangan ng katungkulan sa bawa't araw: ang mga tagatanod-pinto naman ayon sa kanilang mga bahagi sa bawa't pintuang-daan: sapagka't gayon ang iniutos ni David na lalake ng Dios.

15 At sila'y hindi nagsihiwalay sa utos ng hari sa mga saserdote at mga Levita tungkol sa anomang bagay, o tungkol sa mga kayamanan.

16 Ang lahat ngang gawain ni Salomon ay nahanda sa araw ng pagtatayo ng bahay ng Panginoon, at hanggang sa natapos. Sa gayo'y nayari ang bahay ng Panginoon.

17 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si Salomon sa Ezion-geber, at sa Eloth, sa tabi ng dagat sa lupain ng Edom.

18 At nagpadala sa kaniya si Hiram ng mga sasakyang dagat sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng kaniyang mga bataan, at mga bataan na bihasa sa dagat; at sila'y nagsiparoon sa Ophir na kasama ng mga bataan ni Salomon, at nagsipagdala mula roon ng apat na raan at limangpung talentong ginto, at dinala sa haring Salomon.

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.

Solomon’s Additional Achievements(A)

It (B)came to pass at the end of (C)twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, that the cities which [a]Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. (D)He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in (E)Hamath. He built Upper Beth Horon and (F)Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon (G)desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

(H)All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel— that 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. But Solomon did not make the children of Israel [b]servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry. 10 And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: (I)two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.

11 Now Solomon (J)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.”

12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built before the vestibule, 13 according to the (K)daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the (L)three appointed yearly (M)feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 And, according to the [c]order of David his father, he appointed the (N)divisions of the priests for their service, (O)the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the (P)gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. 15 They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the (Q)treasuries.

16 Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered [d]from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.

17 Then Solomon went to (R)Ezion Geber and [e]Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom. 18 (S)And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to (T)Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:2 Heb. Huram, 2 Chr. 2:3
  2. 2 Chronicles 8:9 slaves
  3. 2 Chronicles 8:14 ordinance
  4. 2 Chronicles 8:16 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT as far as
  5. 2 Chronicles 8:17 Heb. Eloth, 2 Kin. 14:22