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Ang mga Nagawa ni Solomon(A)

Ipinatayo ni Solomon ang kanyang palasyo at ang Templo ni Yahweh sa loob ng dalawampung taon. Pagkatapos, ipinatayo niyang muli ang mga lunsod na ibinigay sa kanya ni Hiram at pinatira niya roon ang mga Israelita. Sinalakay niya at sinakop ang Hamat-Zoba. Itinayo niya ang lunsod ng Palmera na nasa disyerto, at ang mga lunsod-imbakan na itinayo niya sa Hamat. Pinaligiran niya ng pader ang mga lunsod ng Beth-horong Itaas at Beth-horong Ibaba. Nilagyan din niya ang mga ito ng mga pintuang may panghalang. Gayundin ang ginawa niya sa Baalat at sa kanyang mga lunsod-imbakan at mga lunsod-himpilan ng kanyang mga karwahe at ng kanyang mga mangangabayo. Ipinagawa ni Solomon ang bawat magustuhan niyang ipagawa sa Jerusalem, sa Lebanon at sa lahat ng sakop ng kanyang kaharian. 7-8 Sapilitan niyang pinagtrabaho hanggang sa mga panahong ito ang mga Cananeong hindi napatay ng mga Israelita noong sakupin nila ang lupain ng Canaan. Kabilang dito ang mga Heteo, Amoreo, Perezeo, Hivita at ang mga Jebuseo. Hindi isinama ni Solomon ang mga Israelita sa sapilitang paggawa. Sa halip, naglingkod ang mga ito bilang mga mandirigma: mga kawal at pinuno ng hukbo at ng kanyang mangangabayo at mga karwahe. 10 Sila rin ang ginawang tagapangasiwa ni Haring Solomon sa mga nagtatrabaho sa kanyang mga pagawaan. Ang bilang nila'y 250.

11 Ipinasundo ni Solomon mula sa lunsod ni David ang asawa niya na anak ng Faraon. Dinala niya ito sa palasyong ipinagawa niya para rito. Sinabi ni Solomon, “Hindi dapat tumira ang asawa ko sa palasyo ni David na hari ng Israel. Iyon ay banal na dako sapagkat itinuturing na banal ang lahat ng lugar na mapaglagyan ng Kaban ng Tipan.”

12 Nag-alay si Solomon kay Yahweh ng mga handog na susunugin sa altar ni Yahweh na kanyang ipinatayo sa harap ng portiko. 13 Ginawa(B) niya ang lahat ayon sa mga tuntuning ibinigay ni Moises tungkol sa paghahandog sa mga Araw ng Pamamahinga, sa Pista ng Bagong Buwan at sa tatlong taunang kapistahan: ang Pista ng Tinapay na Walang Pampaalsa, ang Pista ng Pag-aani at ang Pista ng mga Tolda. 14 Sinunod niya ang kaayusang itinakda ni David tungkol sa paglilingkod ng mga pari. Gayundin sa mga Levita sa kanilang pang-araw-araw na pamumuno sa pag-awit ng papuri at pagtulong sa mga pari at sa pagbabantay sa Templo. Ginawa niya ito ayon sa utos ni David na lingkod ng Diyos. 15 Hindi sila lumabag kaunti man, maging sa gawain ng mga pari at mga Levita, at maging sa pag-iingat sa kayamanan ng Templo.

16 At natapos ang mga ipinagawa ni Solomon, mula sa paglalagay ng pundasyon ng Templo hanggang sa mayari ito.

17 Pagkatapos, pumunta si Solomon sa Ezion-geber at sa Elot na nasa baybayin ng dagat sa lupain ng Edom. 18 Pinadalhan siya ni Hiram ng mga barko at mga bihasang magdaragat na mangangasiwa niyon. Pumunta sila sa Ofir kasama ng mga tauhan ni Haring Solomon. Nang bumalik sila ay may dala silang 15,750 kilong ginto na ibinigay nila kay Solomon.

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