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
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Otras actividades de Salomón(A)
8 Veinte años tardó el rey Salomón en construir el templo del Señor y su propio palacio. 2 Después de esto, reconstruyó las ciudades que le había entregado Hiram y las pobló con israelitas. 3 Luego marchó contra la ciudad de Jamat de Sobá y la conquistó. 4 Reconstruyó Tadmor, en el desierto, y todos los lugares de almacenamiento que había construido en Jamat. 5 Reconstruyó como ciudades fortificadas Bet Jorón la de arriba y Bet Jorón la de abajo, y les puso murallas, puertas y cerrojos. 6 Lo mismo hizo con Balat y con todos los lugares de almacenamiento que tenía, con los cuarteles para sus carros de combate y para su caballería, y con todo cuanto quiso construir en Jerusalén, en el Líbano y en todo el territorio bajo su dominio.
7-8 A los descendientes de los pueblos no israelitas (es decir, a los hititas, amorreos, ferezeos, heveos y jebuseos, pueblos que quedaron en el país porque los israelitas no pudieron destruirlos), Salomón los sometió a trabajos forzados, y así continúan hasta el día de hoy. 9 Pero a los israelitas Salomón no los hizo trabajar como esclavos, sino que le servían como soldados, comandantes, oficiales de carros de combate y jefes de caballería. 10 El rey Salomón tenía además doscientos cincuenta capataces que supervisaban a los obreros.
11 A la hija del faraón, Salomón la trasladó de la Ciudad de David al palacio que le había construido, pues dijo: «Mi esposa no debe vivir en el palacio de David, rey de Israel, porque los lugares donde ha estado el arca del Señor son sagrados».
12 En el altar del Señor que había construido frente al atrio, Salomón ofrecía holocaustos al Señor 13 los días correspondientes, según lo ordenado por Moisés: los sábados, las fiestas de luna nueva y las tres fiestas anuales, es decir, la de los Panes sin levadura, la de las Semanas y la de las Enramadas.
14 Conforme a lo dispuesto por su padre David, Salomón asignó turnos a los sacerdotes para prestar su servicio. A los levitas los estableció en sus cargos para entonar las alabanzas y para ayudar a los sacerdotes en los ritos diarios. También fijó turnos a los porteros en cada puerta, porque así lo había ordenado David, hombre de Dios. 15 Y se obedecieron todas las órdenes del rey en cuanto a los sacerdotes y levitas, y aun en lo referente a los tesoros.
16 Toda la obra de Salomón se llevó a cabo, desde el día en que se echaron los cimientos del templo hasta que se terminó de construirlo. Así el templo del Señor quedó perfectamente terminado.
17 Luego Salomón se dirigió a Ezión Guéber y a Elat, en la costa de Edom. 18 Hiram, por medio de sus oficiales, le envió a Salomón barcos y marineros expertos. Estos y los oficiales de Salomón navegaron a Ofir y volvieron con unos quince mil kilos[a] de oro, que le entregaron al rey Salomón.
Footnotes
- 8:18 quince mil kilos. Lit. cuatrocientos cincuenta talentos.
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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