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And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
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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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That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
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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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And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
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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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And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
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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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Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
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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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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.
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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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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,
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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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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.
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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 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.
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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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And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
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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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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.
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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 burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
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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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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.
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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 went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land 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 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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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.
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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.
