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1 Kings 9
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1 Kings 9
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The Lord Appears to Solomon(A)
9 When Solomon had finished(B) building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do, 2 the Lord appeared(C) to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 The Lord said to him:
“I have heard(D) the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name(E) there forever. My eyes(F) and my heart will always be there.
4 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart(G) and uprightness, as David(H) your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,(I) 5 I will establish(J) your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail(K) to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
6 “But if you[a] or your descendants turn away(L) from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you[b] and go off to serve other gods(M) and worship them, 7 then I will cut off Israel from the land(N) I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name.(O) Israel will then become a byword(P) and an object of ridicule(Q) among all peoples. 8 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[c] who pass by will be appalled(R) and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’(S) 9 People will answer,(T) ‘Because they have forsaken(U) the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster(V) on them.’”
Solomon’s Other Activities(W)
10 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings—the temple of the Lord and the royal palace— 11 King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold(X) he wanted. 12 But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. 13 “What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?” he asked. And he called them the Land of Kabul,[d](Y) a name they have to this day. 14 Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents[e] of gold.(Z)
15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(AA) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[f](AB) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(AC) Megiddo and Gezer.(AD) 16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter,(AE) Solomon’s wife. 17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,(AF) 18 Baalath,(AG) and Tadmor[g] in the desert, within his land, 19 as well as all his store cities(AH) and the towns for his chariots(AI) and for his horses[h]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
20 There were still people left from the Amorites, Hittites,(AJ) Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites(AK) (these peoples were not Israelites). 21 Solomon conscripted the descendants(AL) of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate[i](AM)—to serve as slave labor,(AN) as it is to this day. 22 But Solomon did not make slaves(AO) of any of the Israelites; they were his fighting men, his government officials, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and charioteers. 23 They were also the chief officials(AP) in charge of Solomon’s projects—550 officials supervising those who did the work.
24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(AQ) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(AR)
25 Three(AS) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.
26 King Solomon also built ships(AT) at Ezion Geber,(AU) which is near Elath(AV) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[j] 27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(AW) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir(AX) and brought back 420 talents[k] of gold,(AY) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.
- 1 Kings 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.
- 1 Kings 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all
- 1 Kings 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
- 1 Kings 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
- 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24
- 1 Kings 9:18 The Hebrew may also be read Tamar.
- 1 Kings 9:19 Or charioteers
- 1 Kings 9:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
- 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons
1 Kings 9
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1 Kings 9
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Chapter 9
The Lord’s Promise to Solomon.1 When Solomon had completed the construction of the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, Solomon had accomplished all that he desired to do.
2 The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you made before me, and I have consecrated the temple that you built by establishing my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. 4 And as for you, if you walk before me as David, your father, walked, in integrity of heart and righteousness, and you do all that I command you, and you observe my statutes and my ordinances, 5 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever just as I promised David, your father, when I said, ‘You will not fail to have one who will reign upon the throne of Israel.’
6 “But if your children turn away from me, and they do not follow me nor do they observe my commandments or my statutes that I have set before you, and they go off to serve other gods, and they worship them, 7 then I will cut Israel off from the land that I have given them, and I will reject from my sight this temple that I have consecrated for my name. Israel will become a byword and a laughingstock among all the nations. 8 Although this temple is now exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss at it, and they will say, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land and to this temple?’ 9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord, their God, who brought their fathers forth from the land of Egypt. They have embraced other gods, and they have worshiped them and served them. This is why the Lord has brought all of these disasters upon them.’ ”
10 Taking Account. At the end of twenty years during which Solomon built two buildings, the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, 11 King Solomon gave twenty towns that were in the land of Galilee to King Hiram, the king of Tyre, who had provided Solomon with all the cedar wood, fir, and gold that he desired. 12 When King Hiram traveled out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. 13 He said, “What kind of cities have you given me, my brother?” He has called the land Cabul up to the present day. 14 Now Hiram had sent the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.[a]
15 This is an account of the forced labor that King Solomon raised in order to build the temple of the Lord, his own palace, Millo, the walls of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 (Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had gone up and captured Gezer. He burned it down and killed the Canaanites who were living there. He gave it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. 17 Solomon then rebuilt Gezer.) He also built lower Beth-horon, 18 Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, all of which were within his land. 19 Solomon also had storage cities for provisions, cities for his chariots, and cities for his horses. Solomon built whatever he desired in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and all the land that he ruled.
20 All of the people who survived from among the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites (for these people were not Israelites), 21 that is, their descendants who remained in the land (for the Israelites had not been able to wipe them out) were conscripted by Solomon to serve as slave labor, as is still true today.
22 Solomon did not reduce the Israelites to slavery. They were his fighting men, his officials, his princes, his captains, the commanders of his chariots, and his charioteers. 23 They were also the chief officials who were in charge of Solomon’s work projects. There were five hundred and fifty of them, and they supervised the men who did the work. 24 After Pharaoh’s daughter came up to the City of David, to the palace that he had built for her, he then built Millo.
25 Three times a year[b] Solomon offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar that he had built for the Lord. He also burnt incense on the altar before the Lord, and so he fulfilled his temple duties. 26 King Solomon built ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Elath on the Red Sea in the land of Edom. 27 Hiram sent some of his men who were sailors, seafaring men who knew the sea, to sail with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir[c] and brought back and delivered to King Solomon four hundred and twenty talents of gold.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:14 This was a considerable sum; even considering fluctuations in its value, it would be at least 5000 pounds that Hiram sent to Solomon.
- 1 Kings 9:25 Three times a year: on the great annual feasts of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Booths (see Ex 23:4-19).
- 1 Kings 9:28 Ophir: a region rich in gold, probably on the western coast of Arabia.
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Pacto de Dios con Salomón
9 Cuando Salomón terminó de edificar el templo del Señor, la casa del rey y todos los edificios que se propuso construir, 2-3 se le apareció el Señor por segunda vez (la primera vez fue en Gabaón), y le dijo: «He oído tu oración. Y he santificado el templo que has edificado, y he puesto mi nombre en él para siempre. Continuamente velaré sobre él y me gozaré.
4 »Y si tú vives en honestidad y verdad, como tu padre David, obedeciéndome siempre, 5 haré que tus descendientes sean reyes de Israel para siempre, tal como prometí a David, tu padre, cuando le dije: “Uno de tus hijos será siempre rey sobre el trono de Israel”.
6 »Sin embargo, si tú o tus hijos se apartan de mí y adoran a dioses extraños, y no obedecen mis leyes, 7 yo arrancaré al pueblo de Israel de esta tierra que les he dado. Los arrancaré de este templo que he santificado para mi nombre y los echaré fuera de mi vista; e Israel será el centro de las burlas de las naciones, ejemplo y proverbio de un desastre repentino. 8 Este templo se transformará en un montón de ruinas, y todo el que pase quedará asombrado y se burlará preguntando: “¿Por qué el Señor ha hecho esto a esta tierra y a este templo?”. 9 Y la respuesta será: “Porque el pueblo de Israel abandonó al Señor su Dios, que los sacó de la tierra de Egipto, y adoraron a otros dioses, en lugar de adorarlo a él. Por esta razón el Señor ha traído todo este mal sobre ellos”».
Otras actividades de Salomón
10 Al final de los veinte años que tardó la construcción del templo del Señor y su propia casa, 11-12 Salomón le dio veinte ciudades de la tierra de Galilea al rey Hiram, de Tiro, a manera de pago por el cedro, el pino y el oro que le había provisto para las construcciones. Hiram vino de Tiro para ver las ciudades, pero no le gustaron. 13 Así que le reprochó a Salomón: «¿Qué clase de trato es este, hermano mío? ¡Esas ciudades que me has dado no valen nada!». A esa región, Hiram le puso el nombre de Cabul (desierto), y así se conoce hasta hoy. 14 Hiram le había enviado a Salomón tres mil novecientos sesenta kilos de oro.
15 Salomón había establecido como trabajo obligatorio la edificación del templo del Señor, de su propia casa, del terraplén, del muro de Jerusalén, así como la reconstrucción de las ciudades de Jazor, Meguido y Guézer. 16 Guézer fue la ciudad que el rey de Egipto conquistó e incendió, dando muerte a los cananeos que allí vivían. Más tarde, cuando su hija se casó con Salomón, se la dio como regalo de bodas. 17-18 Por eso Salomón reedificó Guézer, junto con Bet Jorón la de abajo, Balat y Tadmor, que está en el desierto. 19 También edificó ciudades para almacenar alimentos, ciudades en las que guardaba sus carros de guerra, ciudades que sirvieron de habitación para sus jinetes y conductores de carros, y ciudades diversas cerca de Jerusalén, en la montaña del Líbano y en todo lugar de su dominio.
20-21 Salomón implantó el trabajo obligatorio para los que sobrevivieron de las naciones conquistadas: los amorreos, los hititas, los ferezeos, los heveos y los jebuseos. Como el pueblo de Israel no había podido expulsarlos por completo en el tiempo que invadieron la tierra y la conquistaron, ellos continuaron viviendo allí como esclavos hasta este día. 22 Salomón no obligó al trabajo forzado a los israelitas, pues eran sus hombres de guerra, sus siervos, sus príncipes, sus conductores de carros y jinetes. 23 Había también quinientos cincuenta hombres de Israel que eran supervisores de quienes estaban obligados a trabajar.
24 El rey Salomón trajo a la hija del faraón de la Ciudad de David, sector viejo de Jerusalén, a las nuevas habitaciones que había edificado para él. Luego edificó el terraplén.
25 Después que se terminó de construir el templo del Señor, Salomón ofrecía holocaustos y sacrificio de paz tres veces al año en el altar que había edificado al Señor. También ofrecía el incienso en él.
26 El rey Salomón mandó a construir una flota de barcos en Ezión Guéber, cerca de Elat, en la región de Edom, a orillas del Mar Rojo.
27-28 El rey Hiram le proporcionó navegantes experimentados para que acompañaran a las tripulaciones de Salomón. Fueron a Ofir, de donde regresaron con unos catorce mil kilos de oro para el rey Salomón.
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