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2 Chronicles 8
International Children’s Bible
2 Chronicles 8
International Children’s Bible
Solomon’s Other Achievements
8 It took Solomon 20 years to build the Temple of the Lord and his own palace. 2 Then Solomon rebuilt the towns that Hiram had given him. And Solomon sent Israelites to live in them. 3 Then he went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 Solomon also built the town of Tadmor in the desert. He built all the towns in Hamath as towns for storing things. 5 He rebuilt the towns of Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon. He made them protected towns with strong walls, gates and bars in the gates. 6 He also rebuilt the town of Baalath. And he built all the other towns where he stored things. He built all the cities where the chariots and horses were kept. Solomon built all he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon and in all the country he ruled.
7-8 Many people who were not Israelites were left living in the country. These people were the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. They were descendants of the people that the Israelites had not destroyed. Solomon forced all of them to be slave workers. This is still true today. 9 But Solomon did not force any of the Israelites to be slave workers. They were his fighting men. They were the commanders of his army officers, his chariots and his chariot drivers. 10 Some of them were his most important officers. There were 250 of them to direct the people.
11 Solomon brought the daughter of the king of Egypt from the older part of Jerusalem. He brought her to the palace he had built for her. Solomon said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace. This is because the places where the Ark of the Covenant has been are holy places.”
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar. Solomon built that altar in front of the Temple porch. 13 He offered sacrifices every day as Moses had commanded. Sacrifices were to be offered on the Sabbath days, New Moons and the three yearly feasts. The three yearly feasts were the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Shelters. 14 Solomon followed his father David’s instructions. Solomon chose the groups of priests for their service. He chose the Levites to lead the praise. And they were to help the priests do their daily work. And he chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate. This is what David, the man of God, had commanded. 15 They obeyed all of Solomon’s commands to the priests and Levites. And they obeyed his commands about the treasuries.
16 All Solomon’s work was done. Everything was done as he had said from the day the Temple of the Lord was begun until it was finished. So the Temple was finished.
17 Then Solomon went to the towns of Ezion Geber and Elath. They were near the Red Sea in the country of Edom. 18 Hiram sent to Solomon ships commanded by his own men. They were skilled sailors. Hiram’s men went with Solomon’s men to Ophir. And they brought back about 34,000 pounds of gold to King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 8
New International Version
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
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2 Chronicles 8
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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 Crónicas 8
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2 Crónicas 8
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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 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 En el país quedaron los descendientes de los pueblos no israelitas, es decir, los hititas, amorreos, ferezeos, heveos y jebuseos. Los israelitas no pudieron destruir esos pueblos, 8 pero Salomón sometió a trabajos forzados a todos los que Israel no había destruido. Así continúan hasta el día de hoy. 9 Pero a los israelitas Salomón no los hizo trabajar como esclavos, sino que servían como soldados, comandantes de sus capitanes, comandantes de los carros de combate y de los de caballería. 10 El rey Salomón tenía además doscientos cincuenta oficiales en jefe 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, incluso 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, envió a Salomón barcos y marineros expertos. Estos y los oficiales de Salomón navegaron a Ofir y volvieron con cuatrocientos cincuenta talentos[a] de oro, que entregaron al rey Salomón.
Footnotes
- 8:18 Es decir, aprox. 15 t.
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