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Solomon completed building The Temple of GOD and the royal palace--the projects he had set his heart on doing. Everything was done--success! Satisfaction!

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When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace,

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Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the LORD and in his own house.

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So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

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GOD appeared to Solomon that very night and said, "I accept your prayer; yes, I have chosen this place as a temple for sacrifice, a house of worship.

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the LORD appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.

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Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

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Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices.

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If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people,

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"When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,

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When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people,

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At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or I might command locusts to devour your crops, or I might send plagues among you.

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and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health.

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if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

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if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

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Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.

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From now on I'm alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place.

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Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.

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Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

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I will listen to every prayer made in this place,

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Believe me, I've chosen and sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always.

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I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

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For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

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for I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be my home forever. My eyes and my heart will always be here.

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As for you, if you live in my presence as your father David lived, pure in heart and action, living the life I've set out for you, attentively obedient to my guidance and judgments,

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"As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws,

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As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

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"As for you, if you follow me as your father, David, did and obey all my commands, laws, and regulations,

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then I'll back your kingly rule over Israel--make it a sure thing on a sure foundation. The same covenant guarantee I gave to David your father I'm giving to you, namely, "You can count on always having a descendant on Israel's throne.'

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I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'

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then I will establish the throne of your kingdom, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, "You shall not fail to have a man as ruler in Israel.'

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then I will not let anyone take away your throne. This is the same promise I gave your father, David, when I said, `You will never fail to have a successor who rules over Israel.'

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"But if you or your sons betray me, ignoring my guidance and judgments, taking up with alien gods by serving and worshiping them,

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"But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,

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"But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them,

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"But if you abandon me and disobey the laws and commands I have given you, and if you go and worship other gods,

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then the guarantee is off: I'll wipe Israel right off the map and repudiate this Temple I've just sanctified to honor my Name. And Israel will be nothing but a bad joke among the peoples of the world.

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then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

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then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house which I have sanctified for My name I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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then I will uproot the people of Israel from this land of mine that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have set apart to honor my name. I will make it a spectacle of contempt among the nations.

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And this Temple, splendid as it now is, will become an object of contempt; tourists will shake their heads, saying, "What happened here? What's the story behind these ruins?'

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And though this temple is now so imposing, all who pass by will be appalled and say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'

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"And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, "Why has the LORD done thus to this land and this house?'

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And though this Temple is impressive now, it will become an appalling sight to all who pass by. They will ask, `Why has the LORD done such terrible things to his land and to his Temple?'

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Then they'll be told, "The people who used to live here betrayed their GOD, the very God who rescued their ancestors from Egypt; they took up with alien gods, worshiping and serving them. That's what's behind this God-visited devastation.'"

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People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them-that is why he brought all this disaster on them.'"

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Then they will answer, "Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity on them."'

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And the answer will be, `Because his people abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead. That is why he brought all these disasters upon them.'"

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At the end of twenty years, Solomon had quite a list of accomplishments. He had: built The Temple of GOD and his own palace;

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At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the LORD and his own palace,

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It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

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It was now twenty years since Solomon had become king, and the great building projects of the LORD's Temple and his own royal palace were completed.

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rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given him and colonized them with Israelites;

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Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram had given him, and settled Israelites in them.

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that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there.

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Solomon now turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.

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marched on Hamath Zobah and took it;

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Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it.

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And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

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It was at this time, too, that Solomon fought against the city of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.

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fortified Tadmor in the desert and all the store-cities he had founded in Hamath;

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He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.

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He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath.

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He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.

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built the fortress cities Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, complete with walls, gates, and bars;

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He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,

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He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

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He fortified the cities of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.

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built Baalath and store-cities; built chariot-cities for his horses. Solomon built impulsively and extravagantly--whenever a whim took him. And in Jerusalem, in Lebanon--wherever he fancied.

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as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses -whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

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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 desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers at this time and constructed cities where his chariots and horses could be kept. He built to his heart's content in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout the entire realm.

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The remnants from the original inhabitants of the land (Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites--all non-Israelites),

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All the people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these peoples were not Israelites),

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All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel--

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There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

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survivors of the holy wars, were rounded up by Solomon for his gangs of slave labor. The policy is in effect today.

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that is, their descendants remaining in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed-these Solomon conscripted for his slave labor force, as it is to this day.

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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.

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These were descendants of the nations that Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve in the labor force to this day.

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But true Israelites were not treated this way; they were used in his army and administration--government leaders and commanders of his chariots and charioteers.

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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.

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But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry.

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But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.

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They were also the project managers responsible for Solomon's building operations--250 in all in charge of the workforce.

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They were also King Solomon's chief officials-two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.

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And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.

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King Solomon also appointed 250 of them to supervise the various projects.

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Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter from the City of David to a house built especially for her, "Because," he said, "my wife cannot live in the house of David king of Israel, for the areas in which the Chest of GOD has entered are sacred."

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Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter 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."

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Now Solomon 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."

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Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh's daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, "My wife must not live in King David's palace, for the Ark of the LORD has been there, and it is holy ground."

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Then Solomon offered Whole-Burnt-Offerings to GOD on the Altar of GOD that he had built in front of The Temple porch.

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On the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD,

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Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule,

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Then Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built in front of the foyer of the Temple.

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He kept to the regular schedule of worship set down by Moses: Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual feasts of Unraised Bread (Passover), Weeks (Pentecost), and Booths.

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according to the daily requirement for offerings commanded by Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons and the three annual feasts-the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles.

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according to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.

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The number of sacrifices varied from day to day according to the commands Moses had given. Extra sacrifices were offered on the Sabbaths, on new moon festivals, and at the three annual festivals--the Passover celebration, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters.

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He followed the practice of his father David in setting up groups of priests carrying out the work of worship, with the Levites assigned to lead the sacred music for praising God and to assist the priests in the daily worship; he assigned security guards to be on duty at each gate--that's what David the man of God had ordered.

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In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day's requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.

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And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.

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In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He also assigned the Levites to lead the people in praise and to assist the priests in their daily duties. And he assigned the gatekeepers to their gates by their divisions, following the commands of David, the man of God.

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The king's directions to the priests and Levites and financial stewards were kept right down to the fine print--no innovations--including the treasuries.

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They did not deviate from the king's commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.

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They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

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Solomon did not deviate in any way from David's commands concerning the priests and Levites and the treasuries.

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All that Solomon set out to do, from the groundbreaking of The Temple of GOD to its finish, was now complete.

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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.

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Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

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So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the LORD was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion.

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Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.

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Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.

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Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.

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Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath, ports in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.

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Hiram sent him ships and with them veteran sailors. Joined by Solomon's men they sailed to Ophir (in east Africa), loaded on fifteen tons of gold, and brought it back to King Solomon. [JC]

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And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers, men who knew the sea. These, with Solomon's men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

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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 Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

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Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to the land of Ophir with Solomon's men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold.

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The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's reputation and came to Jerusalem to put his reputation to the test, asking all the tough questions. She made a showy entrance--an impressive retinue of attendants and camels loaded with perfume and much gold and precious stones. She emptied her heart to Solomon, talking over everything she cared about.

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When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan-with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones-she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.

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Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

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When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's reputation, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, huge quantities of gold, and precious jewels.

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And Solomon answered everything she put to him--nothing stumped him.

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Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.

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So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.

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When she met with Solomon, they talked about everything she had on her mind. Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.

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When the queen of Sheba experienced for herself Solomon's wisdom and saw with her own eyes the palace he had built,

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When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built,

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And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

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When the queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built,

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the meals that were served, the impressive array of court officials, the sharply dressed waiters, the cupbearers, and then the elaborate worship extravagant with Whole-Burnt-Offerings at The Temple of GOD, it all took her breath away.

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the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.

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the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers and their apparel, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.

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she was breathless. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.

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She said to the king, "It's all true! Your reputation for accomplishment and wisdom that reached all the way to my country is confirmed.

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She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.

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Then she said to the king: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

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She exclaimed to the king, "Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true!

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I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself; they didn't exaggerate! Such wisdom and elegance--far more than I could ever have imagined.

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But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard.

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However I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame of which I heard.

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I didn't believe it until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. Truly I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom is far greater than what I was told.

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Lucky the men and women who work for you, getting to be around you every day and hear your wise words firsthand!

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How happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

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Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

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How happy these people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

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And blessed be your GOD who has taken such a liking to you, making you king. Clearly, GOD's love for Israel is behind this, making you king to keep a just order and nurture a God-pleasing people."

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Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."

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Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness."

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The LORD your God is great indeed! He delights in you and has placed you on the throne to rule for him. Because God loves Israel so much and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness."

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She then gave the king four and a half tons of gold and sack after sack of spices and precious stones. There hasn't been a cargo of spices like the shipload the queen of Sheba brought to King Solomon.

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Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Then she gave the king a gift of nine thousand pounds of gold, and great quantities of spices and precious jewels. Never before had there been spices as fine as those the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.

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The ships of Hiram also imported gold from Ophir along with fragrant sandalwood and expensive gems.

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(The men of Hiram and the men of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood and precious stones.

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Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.

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(When the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, they also brought rich cargoes of almug wood and precious jewels.

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The king used the sandalwood for fine cabinetry in The Temple of GOD and the royal palace, and for making harps and dulcimers for the musicians. Nothing like that shipment of sandalwood has been seen since.

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The king used the algumwood to make steps for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)

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And the king made walkways of the algum wood for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers; and there were none such as these seen before in the land of Judah.

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The king used the almug wood to make steps for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and to construct harps and lyres for the musicians. Never before had there been such beautiful instruments in Judah.)

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King Solomon, for his part, gave the queen of Sheba all her heart's desire--everything she asked for. She took away more than she brought. Satisfied, she returned home with her train of servants. [JC]

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King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.

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Now King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, much more than she had brought to the king. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

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King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for--gifts of greater value than the gifts she had given him. Then she and all her attendants left and returned to their own land.

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Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold annually.

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The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,

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The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

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Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.

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This was above and beyond the taxes and profit on trade with merchants and traders. All kings of Arabia and various and assorted governors also brought silver and gold to Solomon.

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not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders. Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon.

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besides what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

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This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

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King Solomon crafted 200 body-length shields of hammered gold--about fifteen pounds of gold to each shield

2Chr.9.15

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred bekas of hammered gold went into each shield.

2Chr.9.15

And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

2Chr.9.15

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, each containing over 15 pounds of gold.

2Chr.9.16

-and about 300 small shields about half that size. He stored the shields in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2Chr.9.16

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred bekas of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

2Chr.9.16

He also made three hundred shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2Chr.9.16

He also made three hundred smaller shields of hammered gold, each containing about 7 1/2 pounds of gold. The king placed these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

2Chr.9.17

The king made a massive throne of ivory with a veneer of gold.

2Chr.9.17

Then the king made a great throne inlaid with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.

2Chr.9.17

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

2Chr.9.17

Then the king made a huge ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

2Chr.9.18

The throne had six steps leading up to it with an attached footstool of gold. The armrests on each side were flanked by lions.

2Chr.9.18

The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.

2Chr.9.18

The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

2Chr.9.18

The throne had six steps, and there was a footstool of gold attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with the figure of a lion standing on each side of the throne.

2Chr.9.19

Lions, twelve of them, were placed at either end of the six steps. There was no throne like it in any other kingdom.

2Chr.9.19

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.

2Chr.9.19

Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

2Chr.9.19

Solomon made twelve other lion figures, one standing on each end of each of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

2Chr.9.20

King Solomon's chalices and tankards were made of gold, and all the dinnerware and serving utensils in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver; silver was considered common and cheap in the time of Solomon.

2Chr.9.20

All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's day.

2Chr.9.20

All King Solomon's drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

2Chr.9.20

All of King Solomon's drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's day!

2Chr.9.21

The king's ships, manned by Hiram's sailors, made a round trip to Tarshish every three years, returning with a cargo of gold, silver, and ivory, apes and peacocks.

2Chr.9.21

The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by Hiram's men. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

2Chr.9.21

For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

2Chr.9.21

The king had a fleet of trading ships manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded down with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

2Chr.9.22

King Solomon was richer and wiser than all the kings of the earth--he surpassed them all.

2Chr.9.22

King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.

2Chr.9.22

So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

2Chr.9.22

So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king in all the earth.

2Chr.9.23

Kings came from all over the world to be with Solomon and get in on the wisdom God had given him.

2Chr.9.23

All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

2Chr.9.23

And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

2Chr.9.23

Kings from every nation came to visit him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.

2Chr.9.24

Everyone who came brought gifts--artifacts of gold and silver, fashionable robes and gowns, the latest in weapons, exotic spices, horses, and mules--parades of visitors, year after year.

2Chr.9.24

Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift-articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

2Chr.9.24

Each man brought his present: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules, at a set rate year by year.

2Chr.9.24

Year after year, everyone who came to visit brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

2Chr.9.25

Solomon collected horses and chariots. He had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen in barracks in the chariot-cities and in Jerusalem.

2Chr.9.25

Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

2Chr.9.25

Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

2Chr.9.25

Solomon had four thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand horses. He stationed many of them in the chariot cities, and some near him in Jerusalem.

2Chr.9.26

He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates in the east, throughout the Philistine country, and as far west as the border of Egypt.

2Chr.9.26

He ruled over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.

2Chr.9.26

So he reigned over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.

2Chr.9.26

He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt.

2Chr.9.27

The king made silver as common as rocks and cedar as common as the fig trees in the lowland hills.

2Chr.9.27

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

2Chr.9.27

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

2Chr.9.27

The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones. And valuable cedarwood was as common as the sycamore wood that grows in the foothills of Judah.

2Chr.9.28

He carried on a brisk horse-trading business with Egypt and other places. [JC]

2Chr.9.28

Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.

2Chr.9.28

And they brought horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

2Chr.9.28

Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and many other countries.

2Chr.9.29

The rest of Solomon's life and rule, from start to finish, one can read in the records of Nathan the prophet, the prophecy of Ahijah of Shiloh, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2Chr.9.29

As for the other events of Solomon's reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?

2Chr.9.29

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

2Chr.9.29

The rest of the events of Solomon's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Nathan the Prophet and in The Prophecy of Ahijah from Shiloh, and also in The Visions of Iddo the Seer, concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2Chr.9.30

Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

2Chr.9.30

Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

2Chr.9.30

Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

2Chr.9.30

Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

2Chr.9.31

Solomon died and was buried in the City of David his father. His son Rehoboam was the next king.

2Chr.9.31

Then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

2Chr.9.31

Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

2Chr.9.31

When he died, he was buried in the city of his father, David. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king.