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And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
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After Solomon had completed building The Temple of GOD and his own palace, all the projects he had set his heart on doing,
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When Solomon had finished building the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,
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And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he wanted to do,
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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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That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
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GOD appeared to Solomon again, just as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
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the LORD appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
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that the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
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Then the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had done before at Gibeon.
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And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
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And GOD said to him, "I've listened to and received all your prayers, your ever-so-passionate prayers. I've 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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The LORD said to him: "I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
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And the LORD said to him: "I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
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The LORD said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your request. I have set apart this Temple you have built so that my name will be honored there forever. I will always watch over it and care for it.
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And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
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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 in integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,
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Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to 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 will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, always obeying my commands and keeping my laws and regulations,
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Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
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then I'll back your kingly rule over Israel, make it a sure thing on a solid foundation. The same guarantee I gave David your father I'm giving you: "You can count on always having a descendant on Israel's throne.'
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I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
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then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, "You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
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then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: `You will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.'
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But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
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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 or your sons turn away from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
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But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
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"But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey my commands and laws, and if you go and worship other gods,
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Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
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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 become nothing but a bad joke among the peoples of the world.
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then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. Israel will then become a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.
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then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
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then I will uproot the people of Israel from this land I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have set apart to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
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And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
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And this Temple, splendid as it now is, will become an object of contempt; visitors will shake their heads, saying, "Whatever happened here? What's the story behind these ruins?'
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And though this temple is now imposing, all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff 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 will hiss, and say, "Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?'
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And though this Temple is impressive now, it will become an appalling sight for all who pass by. They will scoff and ask, `Why did the LORD do such terrible things to his land and to his Temple?'
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And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
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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.'" [JC]
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People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD their God, who brought their fathers out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them-that is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.'"
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Then they will answer, "Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the LORD has brought all this calamity on them."'
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And the answer will be, `Because his people forgot the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead. That is why the LORD has brought all these disasters upon them.'"
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And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
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At the end of twenty years, having built the two buildings, The Temple of GOD and his personal palace,
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At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings-the temple of the LORD and the royal palace-
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Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house
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Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace,
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(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
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Solomon rewarded Hiram king of Tyre with a gift of twenty villages in the district of Galilee. Hiram had provided him with all the cedar and cypress and gold that he had wanted.
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King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and pine and gold he wanted.
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(Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
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Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre as payment for all the cedar and cypress lumber and gold he had furnished for the construction of the buildings.
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And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
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But when Hiram left Tyre to look over the villages that Solomon had given him, he didn't like what he saw.
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But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.
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Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him.
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Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, but he was not at all pleased with them.
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And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
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He said, "What kind of reward is this, my friend? Twenty backwoods hick towns!" People still refer to them that way.
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"What kind of towns are these you have given me, my brother?" he asked. And he called them the Land of Cabul, a name they have to this day.
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So he said, "What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?" And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day.
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"What kind of towns are these, my brother?" he asked. "These towns are worthless!" So Hiram called that area Cabul--"worthless"--as it is still known today.
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And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
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This is all Hiram got from Solomon in exchange for four and a half tons of gold! [JC]
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Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold.
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Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.
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Hiram had sent Solomon nine thousand pounds of gold.
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And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
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This is the work record of the labor force that King Solomon raised to build The Temple of GOD, his palace, the defense complex (the Millo), the Jerusalem wall, and the fortified cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
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Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD's temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
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And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
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This is the account of the forced labor that Solomon conscripted to build the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
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For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.
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Pharaoh king of Egypt had come up and captured Gezer, torched it, and killed all the Canaanites who lived there. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
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(Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
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(Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.)
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(The king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer, killing the Canaanite population and burning it down. He gave the city to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon.
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And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
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So Solomon rebuilt Gezer. He also built Lower Beth Horon,
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And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,
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And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon,
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So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon,
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And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
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Baalath, and Tamar in the desert, back-country
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Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, within his land,
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Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,
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Baalath, and Tamar in the desert, within his land.
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And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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storehouse villages, and villages for chariots and horses. Solomon built widely and extravagantly in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and wherever he fancied.
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as well as all his store cities and the towns 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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all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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He built towns as supply centers 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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And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
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The remnants from the original inhabitants of the land (Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites--all non-Israelites),
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All the people left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these peoples were not Israelites),
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All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel--
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There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
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Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
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survivors of the holy wars, were rounded up by Solomon for his gangs of slave labor, a policy still in effect.
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that is, their descendants remaining in the land, whom the Israelites could not exterminate -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 had not been able to destroy completely--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 of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
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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 any of the Israelites; they were his fighting men, his government officials, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and charioteers.
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But of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders 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, government officials, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.
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These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
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They were also the project managers responsible for Solomon's building operations--550 of them in charge of the workforce.
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They were also the chief officials in charge of Solomon's projects-550 officials supervising the men who did the work.
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Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon's work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work.
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He also appointed 550 of them to supervise the various projects.
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But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
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It was after Pharaoh's daughter ceremonially ascended from the City of David and took up residence in the house built especially for her that Solomon built the defense complex (the Millo).
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After Pharaoh's daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the supporting terraces.
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But Pharaoh's daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.
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After Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh's daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her, he constructed the Millo.
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And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
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Three times a year Solomon worshiped at the Altar of GOD, sacrificing Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings, and burning incense in the presence of GOD. Everything that had to do with The Temple he did generously and well; he didn't skimp.
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Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense before the LORD along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.
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Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the LORD, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the temple.
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Three times each year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built. He also burned incense to the LORD. And so he finished the work of building the Temple.
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And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
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And ships! King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, located near Elath in Edom on the Red Sea.
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King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
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King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
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Later King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.
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And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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Hiram sent seaworthy sailors to assist Solomon's men with the fleet.
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And Hiram sent his men-sailors who knew the sea-to serve in the fleet with Solomon's men.
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Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.
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Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon's men.
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And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
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They embarked for Ophir, brought back sixteen tons of gold, and presented it to King Solomon. [JC]
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They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
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And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
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They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
