^{1 Ref} Now at the end of twenty years, in which time Solomon had put up the house of the Lord and a house for himself,

^{2 Ref} He took in hand the building up of the towns which Huram had given him, causing the children of Israel to make living-places for themselves there.

^{3 Ref} And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and overcame it.

^{4 Ref} And he put up the buildings of Tadmor in the waste land, and of all the store-towns in Hamath;

^{5 Ref} And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;

^{6 Ref} And of Baalath, and all the store-towns which Solomon had, and the towns where he kept his war-carriages and his horse men, and everything which it was his pleasure to put up in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land under his rule.

^{7 Ref} As for all the rest of the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel:

^{8 Ref} Their men who were still living in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not put an end to, these Solomon put to forced work, as is done to this day;

^{9 Ref} But Solomon did not make use of the children of Israel as servants for his work; they were men of war, his chiefs and his captains, and captains of his war-carriages and his horsemen.

^{10 Ref} Now these were the chief men in authority whom King Solomon had: two hundred and fifty of them, in authority over the people.

^{11 Ref} Then Solomon made Pharaoh's daughter come up from the town of David to the house which he had made for her; for he said, I will not have my wife living in the house of David, king of Israel, because those places where the ark of the Lord has come are holy.

^{12 Ref} Then Solomon made burned offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had put up in front of the covered way,

^{13 Ref} Offering every day what had been ordered by Moses, on the Sabbaths and at the new moon and at the regular feasts three times a year, that is at the feast of unleavened bread, the feast of weeks, and the feast of tents.

^{14 Ref} And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.

^{15 Ref} All the orders given by the king to the priests and Levites, in connection with any business or stores, were done with care.

^{16 Ref} And all the work of Solomon was complete, from the day when he put the base of the Lord's house in position, till Solomon had come to the end of building the Lord's house.

^{17 Ref} Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth by the sea in the land of Edom.

^{18 Ref} And Huram sent him, by his servants, ships and experienced seamen, who went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir and came back with four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they took to King Solomon.

^{1 Ref} And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the house of Jehovah, and his own house.

^{2 Ref} As to the cities that Huram hath given to Solomon, Solomon hath built them, and there he causeth the sons of Israel to dwell.

^{3 Ref} And Solomon goeth to Hamath-Zobah, and layeth hold upon it;

^{4 Ref} and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.

^{5 Ref} And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --

^{6 Ref} and Baalath, and all the cities of store that Solomon had, and all the cities of the chariot, and the cities of the horsemen, and all the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

^{7 Ref} All the people who are left of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of Israel --

^{8 Ref} of their sons who have been left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel consumed not -- doth Solomon lift up a tribute unto this day.

^{9 Ref} And none of the sons of Israel hath Solomon made servants for his work, but they `are' men of war, and heads of his captains, and heads of his charioteers, and of his horsemen;

^{10 Ref} and these `are' heads of the officers whom king Solomon hath, two hundred and fifty who are rulers among the people.

^{11 Ref} And the daughter of Pharaoh hath Solomon brought up from the city of David to the house that he built for her, for he said, `My wife doth not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for they are holy unto whom hath come the ark of Jehovah.'

^{12 Ref} Then hath Solomon caused to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah that he built before the porch,

^{13 Ref} even by the matter of a day in its day, to cause to ascend according to the command of Moses, on sabbaths, and on new moons, and on appointed seasons, three times in a year -- in the feast of unleavened things, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of booths.

^{14 Ref} And he establisheth, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests over their service, and of the Levites over their charges, to praise and to minister over-against the priests, according to the matter of a day in its day, and the gatekeepers in their courses at gate and gate, for so `is' the command of David the man of God.

^{15 Ref} And they have not turned aside `from' the command of the king concerning the priests and the Levites, in reference to any matter, and to the treasures.

^{16 Ref} And all the work of Solomon is prepared till the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and till its completion; perfect is the house of Jehovah.

^{17 Ref} Then hath Solomon gone to Ezion-Geber, and unto Elath, on the border of the sea, in the land of Edom;

^{18 Ref} and Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.

^{1 Ref} It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh, and his own house,

^{2 Ref} that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

^{3 Ref} Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

^{4 Ref} He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

^{5 Ref} Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

^{6 Ref} and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

^{7 Ref} As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;

^{8 Ref} of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn't consume, of them did Solomon raise a levy [of bondservants] to this day.

^{9 Ref} 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 rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

^{10 Ref} These were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.

^{11 Ref} Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Yahweh has come.

^{12 Ref} Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings to Yahweh on the altar of Yahweh, which he had built before the porch,

^{13 Ref} even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, [even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tents.

^{14 Ref} He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

^{15 Ref} They didn't depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

^{16 Ref} Now all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the foundation of the house of Yahweh, and until it was finished. [So] the house of Yahweh was completed.

^{17 Ref} Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.

^{18 Ref} Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants who had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.