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2 Chronicles 8 (WEBP)

[1] At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
[2] Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
[3] Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
[4] He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
[5] Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;
[6] and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
[7] As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—
[8] of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.
[9] But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
[10] These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.
[11] Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to 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 where Yahweh’s ark has come are holy.”
[12] Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar which he had built before the porch,
[13] even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.
[14] He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
[15] They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.
[16] Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of Yahweh’s house until it was finished. So Yahweh’s house was completed.
[17] Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
[18] Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:13 or, feast of tents (Sukkot)
2 Chronicles 8:18 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 450 talents is about 13.5 metric tons

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 8 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built () the house of the Lord, and his own house,
[2] that the cities which Huram had restored () to Solomon, Solomon built () them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell () there.
[3] And Solomon went () to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed () against it.
[4] And he built () Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built () in Hamath.
[5] Also he built () Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
[6] 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.
[7] 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,
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, () () even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule () over the people.
[11] 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. ()
[12] Then Solomon offered () burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built () before the porch,
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] And they departed () not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
[16] 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.
[17] Then went () Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
[18] 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.

2 Chronicles 8:6 Heb. all the desire of Solomon, which he desired to build
2 Chronicles 8:11 Heb. holiness
2 Chronicles 8:14 Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God
2 Chronicles 8:17 Or, Elath

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 8 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μετα εικοσι ετη εν οις ωκοδομησεν σαλωμων τον οικον κυριου και τον οικον εαυτου
[2] και τας πολεις ας εδωκεν χιραμ τω σαλωμων ωκοδομησεν αυτας σαλωμων και κατωκισεν εκει τους υιους ισραηλ
[3] και ηλθεν σαλωμων εις αιμαθ σωβα και κατισχυσεν αυτην
[4] και ωκοδομησεν την θεδμορ εν τη ερημω και πασας τας πολεις τας οχυρας ας ωκοδομησεν εν ημαθ
[5] και ωκοδομησεν την βαιθωρων την ανω και την βαιθωρων την κατω πολεις οχυρας τειχη πυλαι και μοχλοι
[6] και την βααλαθ και πασας τας πολεις τας οχυρας αι ησαν τω σαλωμων και πασας τας πολεις των αρματων και τας πολεις των ιππεων και οσα επεθυμησεν σαλωμων κατα την επιθυμιαν του οικοδομησαι εν ιερουσαλημ και εν τω λιβανω και εν παση τη βασιλεια αυτου
[7] πας ο λαος ο καταλειφθεις απο του χετταιου και του αμορραιου και του φερεζαιου και του ευαιου και του ιεβουσαιου οι ουκ εισιν εκ του ισραηλ
[8] ησαν εκ των υιων αυτων των καταλειφθεντων μετ αυτους εν τη γη ους ουκ εξωλεθρευσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ και ανηγαγεν αυτους σαλωμων εις φορον εως της ημερας ταυτης
[9] και εκ των υιων ισραηλ ουκ εδωκεν σαλωμων εις παιδας τη βασιλεια αυτου οτι αυτοι ανδρες πολεμισται και αρχοντες και δυνατοι και αρχοντες αρματων και ιππεων
[10] και ουτοι αρχοντες των προστατων βασιλεως σαλωμων πεντηκοντα και διακοσιοι εργοδιωκτουντες εν τω λαω
[11] και την θυγατερα φαραω σαλωμων ανηγαγεν εκ πολεως δαυιδ εις τον οικον ον ωκοδομησεν αυτη οτι ειπεν ου κατοικησει η γυνη μου εν πολει δαυιδ του βασιλεως ισραηλ οτι αγιος εστιν ου εισηλθεν εκει κιβωτος κυριου
[12] τοτε ανηνεγκεν σαλωμων ολοκαυτωματα τω κυριω επι το θυσιαστηριον ο ωκοδομησεν απεναντι του ναου
[13] και κατα τον λογον ημερας εν ημερα του αναφερειν κατα τας εντολας μωυση εν τοις σαββατοις και εν τοις μησιν και εν ταις εορταις τρεις καιρους του ενιαυτου εν τη εορτη των αζυμων και εν τη εορτη των εβδομαδων και εν τη εορτη των σκηνων
[14] και εστησεν κατα την κρισιν δαυιδ τας διαιρεσεις των ιερεων κατα τας λειτουργιας αυτων και οι λευιται επι τας φυλακας αυτων του αινειν και λειτουργειν κατεναντι των ιερεων κατα τον λογον ημερας εν τη ημερα και οι πυλωροι κατα τας διαιρεσεις αυτων εις πυλην και πυλην οτι ουτως εντολαι δαυιδ ανθρωπου του θεου
[15] ου παρηλθον τας εντολας του βασιλεως περι των ιερεων και των λευιτων εις παντα λογον και εις τους θησαυρους
[16] και ητοιμασθη πασα η εργασια αφ ης ημερας εθεμελιωθη εως ου ετελειωσεν σαλωμων τον οικον κυριου
[17] τοτε ωχετο σαλωμων εις γασιωνγαβερ και εις την αιλαθ την παραθαλασσιαν εν γη ιδουμαια
[18] και απεστειλεν χιραμ εν χειρι παιδων αυτου πλοια και παιδας ειδοτας θαλασσαν και ωχοντο μετα των παιδων σαλωμων εις σωφιρα και ελαβον εκειθεν τετρακοσια και πεντηκοντα ταλαντα χρυσιου και ηλθον προς τον βασιλεα σαλωμων