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 Crónicas 8
La Biblia de las Américas
Otras actividades de Salomón
8 (A)Y sucedió que al cabo de los veinte años, en los cuales Salomón había edificado la casa del Señor y su propia casa, 2 reedificó las ciudades que Hiram[a] le[b] había dado, y estableció[c] allí a los hijos de Israel. 3 Después Salomón fue a Hamat de Soba y la tomó. 4 Y reedificó Tadmor en el desierto y todas las ciudades de almacenaje que había edificado en Hamat. 5 También reedificó Bet-horón de arriba y Bet-horón(B) de abajo, ciudades fortificadas, con muros, puertas y barras(C); 6 y Baalat y todas las ciudades de almacenaje que Salomón tenía, y todas las ciudades para sus[d] carros, y las ciudades para sus[e] hombres de a caballo, y todo lo que Salomón quiso[f] edificar en Jerusalén, en el Líbano y en toda la tierra de su dominio.
7 A todo el pueblo que había quedado de los hititas, amorreos, ferezeos, heveos y de los jebuseos, que no eran de Israel(D), 8 es decir, a sus descendientes que habían quedado en la tierra después de ellos, a quienes los hijos de Israel no habían destruido, Salomón les impuso leva de servidumbre hasta el día de hoy(E). 9 Mas de los hijos de Israel Salomón no hizo esclavos para su obra, porque ellos eran hombres de guerra, sus capitanes escogidos, los comandantes de sus carros y sus hombres de a caballo. 10 Y estos eran los principales oficiales[g] del rey Salomón: doscientos cincuenta que gobernaban sobre el pueblo.
11 Y Salomón hizo subir a la hija de Faraón de la ciudad de David a la casa que él le había edificado(F); pues dijo: Mi mujer no habitará en la casa de David, rey de Israel, porque son sagrados los lugares[h] donde el arca del Señor ha entrado.
12 Entonces Salomón ofreció holocaustos al Señor sobre el altar del Señor que había edificado(G) delante del pórtico; 13 y lo hizo conforme a lo prescrito para cada día(H), ofreciéndolos conforme al mandamiento de Moisés, para los días de reposo, las lunas nuevas y las tres fiestas anuales(I): la fiesta de los panes sin levadura[i](J), la fiesta de las semanas(K) y la fiesta de los tabernáculos[j](L).
14 Y conforme a las ordenanzas de su padre David, designó las clases sacerdotales(M) en sus servicios, a los levitas en sus deberes de alabar y ministrar(N) delante de los sacerdotes según lo prescrito para cada día y a los porteros(O) por sus clases para cada puerta; porque así lo había ordenado David, hombre de Dios(P). 15 Y no se apartaron del mandamiento del rey tocante a los sacerdotes y a los levitas en cosa alguna, ni tocante a los almacenes.
16 Así fue llevada a cabo toda la obra de Salomón desde[k] el día en que se echaron los cimientos de la casa del Señor hasta que fue terminada. Así fue acabada la casa del Señor.
17 Entonces Salomón fue a Ezión-geber y a Elot(Q) junto a la costa en la tierra de Edom(R). 18 Y por medio de sus siervos, Hiram[l] le envió naves y marinos[m] conocedores del mar; y estos fueron con los siervos de Salomón a Ofir, y de allí tomaron cuatrocientos cincuenta talentos de oro(S), que llevaron al rey Salomón.
Footnotes
- 2 Crónicas 8:2 O, Huram
- 2 Crónicas 8:2 Lit., a Salomón
- 2 Crónicas 8:2 Lit., hizo habitar
- 2 Crónicas 8:6 Lit., los
- 2 Crónicas 8:6 Lit., los
- 2 Crónicas 8:6 Lit., todo el deseo de Salomón que deseó
- 2 Crónicas 8:10 O, capataces
- 2 Crónicas 8:11 Lit., ellos
- 2 Crónicas 8:13 O, de los Azimos
- 2 Crónicas 8:13 O, las enramadas, o, tiendas
- 2 Crónicas 8:16 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., hasta
- 2 Crónicas 8:18 O, Huram
- 2 Crónicas 8:18 Lit., siervos
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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