2 Chronicles 8
Good News Translation
Solomon's Achievements(A)
8 It took Solomon twenty years to build the Temple and his palace. 2 He also rebuilt the cities that King Hiram had given him, and sent Israelites to settle in them. 3 He captured the territory of Hamath and Zobah 4 and fortified the city of Palmyra in the desert. He rebuilt all the cities in Hamath that were centers for storing supplies. 5 Solomon also rebuilt the following cities: Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon (fortified cities with gates that could be barred), 6 the city of Baalath, all the cities where he stored supplies, and the cities where his horses and chariots were stationed. He carried out all his plans for building in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and throughout the territory that he ruled over. 7-8 Solomon employed at forced labor all the descendants of the people of Canaan whom the Israelites had not killed when they took possession of the land. These included Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, whose descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time. 9 Israelites were not used at forced labor, but served as soldiers, officers, chariot commanders, and cavalry troops. 10 There were 250 officials in charge of the forced labor working on the various building projects.
11 Solomon moved his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt, from David's City to a house he built for her. He said, “She must not live in the palace of King David of Israel, because any place where the Covenant Box has been is holy.”
12 Solomon offered sacrifices to the Lord on the altar which he had built in front of the Temple. 13 (B)He offered burnt offerings according to the requirements of the Law of Moses for each holy day: Sabbaths, New Moon Festivals, and the three annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Shelters. 14 Following the rules laid down by his father David, he organized the daily work of the priests and of the Levites who assisted the priests in singing hymns and in doing their work. He also organized the Temple guards in sections for performing their daily duties at each gate, in accordance with the commands of David, the man of God. 15 The instructions which David had given the priests and the Levites concerning the storehouses and other matters were carried out in detail.
16 By this time all of Solomon's projects had been completed. From the laying of the foundation of the Lord's Temple to its completion, all the work had been successful.
17 Then Solomon went to Eziongeber and Elath, ports on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land of Edom. 18 King Hiram sent him ships under the command of his own officers and with experienced sailors. They sailed with Solomon's officers to the land of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about sixteen tons of gold.
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
2 Chronik 8
Schlachter 2000
Salomos Unternehmungen und sein Gottesdienst
8 Und es geschah, als die 20 Jahre verflossen waren, in denen Salomo das Haus des Herrn und sein eigenes Haus gebaut hatte,
2 da baute Salomo auch die Städte aus, die Huram dem Salomo gegeben hatte, und er ließ die Kinder Israels darin wohnen.
3 Und Salomo zog nach Hamat-Zoba und überwältigte es,
4 und er baute Tadmor in der Wüste [aus] und alle Vorratsstädte, die er in Hamat baute.
5 Er baute auch das obere Beth-Horon und das untere Beth-Horon [aus], feste Städte mit Mauern, Toren und Riegeln,
6 auch Baalat und alle Vorratsstädte, die Salomo gehörten, und alle Wagenstädte und Reiterstädte und alles, wozu Salomo Lust hatte zu bauen in Jerusalem und auf dem Libanon und im ganzen Land seiner Herrschaft.
7 Und alles Volk, das von den Hetitern, Amoritern, Pheresitern, Hewitern und Jebusitern übrig geblieben war und nicht zu Israel gehörte,
8 ihre Söhne, die im Land nach ihnen übrig geblieben waren, welche die Kinder Israels nicht vertilgt hatten, machte Salomo fronpflichtig bis zu diesem Tag.
9 Aber von den Kindern Israels machte er keine zu Leibeigenen für seine Arbeit, sondern sie waren seine Kriegsleute und Oberste seiner Wagenkämpfer und Oberste über seine Streitwagen und über seine Reiter.
10 Und die Zahl der Oberaufseher, die der König Salomo hatte, betrug 250; die geboten über das Volk.
11 Und Salomo brachte die Tochter des Pharao aus der Stadt Davids herauf in das Haus, das er für sie gebaut hatte. Denn er sprach: Meine Frau soll nicht im Haus Davids, des Königs von Israel, wohnen; denn die Stätten sind heilig, weil die Lade des Herrn hineingekommen ist!
12 Von da an opferte Salomo dem Herrn Brandopfer auf dem Altar des Herrn, den er vor der Halle gebaut hatte,
13 was an jedem Tag zu opfern war nach dem Gesetz Moses, an den Sabbaten und Neumonden und an den Festzeiten, dreimal im Jahr, nämlich am Fest der ungesäuerten Brote, am Wochenfest und am Laubhüttenfest.
14 Und er bestimmte die Abteilungen der Priester, wie sein Vater David sie geordnet hatte, zu ihrem Dienst, und die Leviten zu ihren Aufgaben, um zu loben und zu dienen vor den Priestern, wie es jeder Tag erforderte; und die Torhüter nach ihren Abteilungen zu jedem Tor; denn so hatte es David, der Mann Gottes, geboten.
15 Und sie wichen nicht ab vom Gebot des Königs betreffs der Priester und Leviten, in keinem Wort, auch hinsichtlich der Schätze nicht.
16 So kam das ganze Werk Salomos zustande, bis zu dem Tag, als das Haus des Herrn gegründet wurde, [und] bis zu seiner Vollendung, bis das Haus des Herrn vollständig fertig war.
17 Damals ging Salomo nach Ezjon-Geber und Elat, das am Ufer des Meeres liegt, im Land Edom.
18 Und Huram sandte ihm Schiffe durch seine Knechte, die sich auf dem Meer auskannten; die fuhren mit den Knechten Salomos nach Ophir und holten von dort 450 Talente Gold und brachten es dem König Salomo.
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