2 Chronicles 8
New King James Version
Solomon’s Additional Achievements(A)
8 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, 2 that the cities which [a]Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. 3 And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. 4 (D)He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in (E)Hamath. 5 He built Upper Beth Horon and (F)Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, 6 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.
7 (H)All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel— 8 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. 9 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
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 Heb. Huram, 2 Chr. 2:3
- 2 Chronicles 8:9 slaves
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 ordinance
- 2 Chronicles 8:16 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT as far as
- 2 Chronicles 8:17 Heb. Eloth, 2 Kin. 14:22
2 Cronica 8
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Iba Pang Naipatayo ni Solomon(A)
8 Pagkatapos ng 20 taong pagpapatayo ni Solomon ng templo ng Panginoon at ng kanyang palasyo, 2 muli niyang ipinatayo ang mga bayan na ibinigay sa kanya ni Hiram[a] at pinatirhan sa mga Israelita. 3 Ito rin ang panahong nilusob ni Solomon at inagaw ang Hamat Zoba. 4 Ipinatayo rin niyang muli ang Tadmor na nasa disyerto at ang mga lungsod sa Hamat na pinaglalagyan ng kanyang mga pangangailangan. 5 Pinatibay niya ang itaas at ilalim na bahagi ng Bet Horon. Pinaligiran niya ito ng mga pader at pinalagyan ng pintuan na may mga kandado. 6 Ganito rin ang ginawa niya sa Baalat at sa iba pang mga lungsod na lagayan ng kanyang mga pangangailangan, mga karwahe at mga kabayo. Ipinatayo niya ang lahat ng gusto niyang ipatayo sa Jerusalem, Lebanon at sa lahat ng lupaing sakop niya.
7-8 May mga tao pang naiwan sa Israel na hindi mga Israelita. Sila ang mga lahi ng mga Heteo, Amoreo, Perezeo, Hiveo at mga Jebuseo, na hindi nalipol ng mga Israelita nang agawin nila ang lupain ng Canaan. Ginawa silang alipin ni Solomon at pinilit na gumawa, at nanatili silang alipin hanggang ngayon. 9 Pero hindi ginawang alipin ni Solomon ang sinumang Israelita. Sa halip, ginawa niya itong kanyang mga sundalo, mga kapitan ng kanyang mga sundalo at mga kumander ng kanyang mga mangangarwahe at mga mangangabayo. 10 Ang 250 sa kanilaʼy ginawa ni Solomon na mga opisyal na namamahala ng mga gumagawa sa kanyang mga proyekto.
11 Nang matapos na ang palasyo na ipinagawa ni Solomon para sa kanyang asawa na anak ng Faraon,[b] inilipat niya ang kanyang asawa roon mula sa Lungsod ni David. Sapagkat sinabi niya, “Hindi pwedeng tumira ang asawa ko sa palasyo ni Haring David, dahil banal ang lugar na iyon dahil naroon dati ang Kahon ng Panginoon.”
12 Pagkatapos, naghandog si Solomon ng mga handog na sinusunog para sa Panginoon sa altar na kanyang ipinatayo sa harapan ng balkonahe ng templo. 13 Tinupad niya ang utos ni Moises na maghandog ayon sa nararapat na ihandog araw-araw at sa panahon ng Araw ng Pamamahinga, Pista ng Pagsisimula ng Buwan,[c] at ng tatlong pista na ipinagdiriwang taun-taon: ang Pista ng Tinapay na Walang Pampaalsa, Pista ng Pag-aani, at Pista ng Pagtatayo ng mga Kubol. 14 At ayon sa tuntunin ng ama niyang si David, pinagbukod-bukod niya ang mga pari at mga Levita para sa kanilang mga gawain. Ang mga Levita ang nangunguna sa mga tao sa pagpupuri sa Dios at sila ang tumutulong sa mga pari sa kanilang gawain sa templo araw-araw. Ibinukod din niya ang mga guwardya ng bawat pintuan sa templo, dahil ito ang utos ni David na lingkod ng Dios. 15 Sinunod ni Solomon ang lahat ng utos ni Haring David tungkol sa mga pari at mga Levita at sa mga bodega.
16 Natapos ang lahat ng ipinagawa ni Solomon sa templo, mula sa paglalagay ng pundasyon nito hanggang sa matapos ito.
17 Pagkatapos, pumunta si Solomon sa Ezion Geber at Elat, sa baybayin ng Dagat na Pula, sa lupain ng Edom. 18 Pinadalhan siya ni Hiram ng mga barko na pinamahalaan ng sarili niyang mga opisyal na mahuhusay na mandaragat. Naglakbay sila kasama ng mga tauhan ni Solomon papuntang Ofir. At sa pagbalik nila, may dala silang mga 16 na toneladang ginto, at dinala nila ito kay Haring Solomon.
2 Chronicles 8
English Standard Version
Solomon's Accomplishments
8 (A)At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, 2 Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them.
3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it. 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath. 5 He also built (B)Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, (C)fortified cities (D)with walls, gates, and bars, 6 and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 7 (E)All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, 8 from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted (F)as forced labor, and so they are to this day. 9 But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen. 10 And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.
11 (G)Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.”
12 Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord (H)that he had built before the vestibule, 13 (I)as the duty of each day required, offering (J)according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the (K)three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. 14 According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed (L)the divisions of the priests for their service, (M)and the Levites for their offices of praise and (N)ministry before the priests (O)as the duty of each day required, and (P)the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David (Q)the man of God had commanded. 15 And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries.
16 Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from[a] the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
17 Then Solomon went to (R)Ezion-geber and (S)Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there (T)450 talents[b] of gold and brought it to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew to
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
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