2 Chronicles 8
New International Version
Solomon’s Other Activities(A)
8 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace,(B) 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram[a] had given him, and settled Israelites in them. 3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(C) 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(D) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, 6 as well as Baalath(E) and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses[b]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
7 There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites(F) (these people were not Israelites). 8 Solomon conscripted(G) the descendants of all these people remaining in the land—whom the Israelites had not destroyed—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day. 9 But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and charioteers. 10 They were also King Solomon’s chief officials—two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter(H) up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the Lord has entered are holy.”
12 On the altar(I) of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, 13 according to the daily requirement(J) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(K) the New Moons(L) and the three(M) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(N) the Festival of Weeks(O) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(P) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(Q) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(R) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(S) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(T) had ordered.(U) 15 They did not deviate from the king’s commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
16 All Solomon’s work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid until its completion. So the temple of the Lord was finished.
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents[c] of gold,(V) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Or charioteers
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons
2 Chronicles 8
New American Standard Bible
Solomon’s Activities and Accomplishments
8 (A)Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, 2 that he built the cities which Huram had given [a]him, and settled the sons of Israel there.
3 Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities which he had built in Hamath. 5 He also built upper (B)Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, which were (C)fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars; 6 and Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for [b]his chariots and cities for [c]his horsemen, and everything that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and all the land [d]under his rule.
7 (D)All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, 8 that is, from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel had not destroyed, (E)Solomon raised them as forced laborers to this day. 9 But Solomon did not make slaves from the sons of Israel for his work; for they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen. 10 These were the chief [e]officers of King Solomon, 250 who ruled over the people.
11 (F)Then Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because [f]the places where the ark of the Lord has entered are holy.”
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on (G)the altar of the Lord which he had built in front of the porch; 13 and (H)he did so according to the daily rule, offering them up (I)according to the commandment of Moses, for (J)the Sabbaths, (K)the new moons, and the (L)three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
14 Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed (M)the divisions of the priests for their service, and (N)the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and (O)the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for this is what (P)David, the man of God, had commanded. 15 And they did not deviate from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any matter or regarding the storehouses.
16 So all the work of Solomon was carried out [g]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 (Q)Ezion-geber and to (R)Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom. 18 And by his servants Huram sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and (S)took from there [h]450 talents of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 Lit Solomon
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Lit the
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Lit the
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Lit of
- 2 Chronicles 8:10 Or deputies
- 2 Chronicles 8:11 Lit they are
- 2 Chronicles 8:16 As in ancient versions; MT as far as
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 About 17 tons or 15 metric tons
Anden Krønikebog 8
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Salomons byggeprojekter(A)
8 I 20 år havde Salomon nok at gøre med at bygge Herrens hus og sit eget palads. 2 Da de var færdige, gik han i gang med at genopbygge de byer, kong Hiram af Tyrus havde givet tilbage til ham, og han overflyttede nogle af israelitterne til disse byer. 3 Derefter gik han til angreb på byen Hamat-Zoba og indtog den. 4 Han udbyggede også Tadmor i ørkenen og indrettede byerne i Hamat til forrådscentre. 5 Han befæstede byerne Øvre og Nedre Bet-Horon og gjorde dem til forsyningsbyer med stærke mure og forskansede porte. 6 Endvidere udbyggede han Ba’alat og andre forsyningsbyer foruden byerne, hvor han indrettede de kongelige heste- og vognstalde. Han fuldførte således alle de byggeplaner, han havde for Jerusalem, Libanons bjerge og hele det store rige, han regerede over.
7-8 Salomon udskrev sine tvangsarbejdere fra de folk, Israel havde besejret—hittitterne, amoritterne, perizzitterne, hivvitterne og jebusitterne. Det var nemlig aldrig lykkedes Israels folk at udrydde disse folkeslag helt—selv længe efter deres erobring af landet—ja, endnu den dag i dag findes der slaver, som nedstammer fra disse folk. 9 Men han tvang ingen israelitter til slavearbejde. Mange af dem var med i hæren som fodfolk, officerer, vognstyrere og ryttere. 10 Blandt israelitterne udpegede han desuden 250 til at være opsynsmænd ved byggeprojekterne.
Forskellige oplysninger(B)
11 Efter at byggeriet var færdigt, flyttede Salomon sin kone, der var en egyptisk prinsesse, fra Davidsbyen til det palads, han havde bygget til hende. „Hun skal ikke bo i kong Davids gamle palads,” sagde han, „for Herrens Ark stod opbevaret i det palads, og derfor er det et helligt sted.”
12 På alteret foran templet ofrede Salomon brændofre til Herren. 13 Antallet af offerdyr skiftede fra dag til dag i henhold til de instrukser, Moses havde givet. Særlige ofre blev bragt på sabbatten, ved nymånefesten og ved de tre årlige højtider: påskefesten, ugefesten og løvhyttefesten. 14 I henhold til den ordning, hans far havde indstiftet, blev præsterne inddelt i skiftehold. Levitterne havde ansvaret for lovsangen, og de skulle også hjælpe præsterne med det daglige arbejde. Tempelvagterne blev stationeret ved templets porte i henhold til deres arbejdsplan, som var fastlagt af David. 15 Præsterne og levitterne fulgte til punkt og prikke kongens befalinger vedrørende tempeltjenesten og bevogtningen af templets skatkamre. 16 Således havde Salomon nu sørget for, at alt vedrørende tempelbyggeriet var blevet udført nøjagtigt efter forskrifterne, lige fra byggeriet begyndte til templet stod færdigt.
17 Salomon tog derefter ned til byerne Etzjon-Geber og Eilat ved kysten ud til Det Røde Hav i Edoms land. 18 Kong Hiram havde nemlig sendt ham nogle skibe fra sin egen flåde, bemandet med erfarne søfolk. Salomons folk sejlede nu sammen med dem til Ofir, og de kom tilbage med mere end 15 tons guld, som de afleverede til Salomon.
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