And it came to pass at the end of twenty
years
, wherein Solomon
had built
the house
of the LORD
, and his own house
,
That the cities which Huram
had restored
to Solomon
, Solomon
built
them, and caused the children
of Israel
to dwell
there.
And Solomon went
to Hamathzobah
, and prevailed
against it.
And he built Tadmor
in the wilderness
, and all the store
cities
, which he built
in Hamath
.
Also he built Bethhoron
the upper
, and Bethhoron
the nether
, fenced
cities
, with walls
, gates
, and bars
;
And Baalath, and all the store
cities
that Solomon
had, and all the chariot
cities
, and the cities
of the horsemen
, and all that Solomon
desired
to build
in Jerusalem
, and in Lebanon
, and throughout all the land
of his dominion
.
As for all the people that were left
of the Hittites
, and the Amorites
, and the Perizzites
, and the Hivites
, and the Jebusites
, which were not of Israel
,
But of their children, who were left
after
them in the land
, whom the children
of Israel
consumed
not, them did Solomon
make to pay
tribute
until this day
.
But of the children of Israel
did Solomon
make
no servants
for his work
; but they were men
of war
, and chief
of his captains
, and captains
of his chariots
and horsemen
.
And these were the chief of king
Solomon's
officers
, even two hundred
and fifty
, that bare rule
over the people
.
And Solomon brought up
the daughter
of Pharaoh
out of the city
of David
unto the house
that he had built
for her: for he said
, My wife
shall not dwell
in the house
of David
king
of Israel
, because the places are holy
, whereunto the ark
of the LORD
hath come
.
Then Solomon offered
burnt offerings
unto the LORD
on the altar
of the LORD
, which he had built
before
the porch
,
Even after a certain rate every day
, offering
according to the commandment
of Moses
, on the sabbaths
, and on the new moons
, and on the solemn feasts
, three
times
in the year
, even in the feast
of unleavened bread
, and in the feast
of weeks
, and in the feast
of tabernacles
.
And he appointed, according to the order
of David
his father
, the courses
of the priests
to their service
, and the Levites
to their charges
, to praise
and minister
before the priests
, as the duty
of every day
required
: the porters
also by their courses
at every gate
: for so had David
the man
of God
commanded
.
And they departed not from the commandment
of the king
unto the priests
and Levites
concerning any matter
, or concerning the treasures
.
Now all the work of Solomon
was prepared
unto the day
of the foundation
of the house
of the LORD
, and until it was finished
. So the house
of the LORD
was perfected
.
Then went Solomon
to Eziongeber
, and to Eloth
, at the sea
side
in the land
of Edom
.
And Huram sent
him by the hands
of his servants
ships
, and servants
that had knowledge
of the sea
; and they went
with the servants
of Solomon
to Ophir
, and took
thence four
hundred
and fifty
talents
of gold
, and brought
them to king
Solomon
.