1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.3And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;6And 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.7As 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,8But 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.9But 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.10And these were the chief of king Solomon' officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.11And 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.12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,13Even 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.14And 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.15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.16Now 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.17Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
2 Chronicles 8
English Standard Version
Solomon’s Accomplishments
1At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house, (1Ki 9:10)2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given to him, and settled the people of Israel in them.3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took it.4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath.5He also built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, (De 3:5; Jos 16:3; Jos 16:5; 2Ch 14:7)6and Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.7All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, (Ge 15:18)8from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted as forced labor, and so they are to this day. (Jos 16:10; 1Ki 4:6; 1Ki 9:21; 1Ki 12:18; 2Ch 10:18)9But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen.10And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.11Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.” (1Ki 3:1; 1Ki 7:8; 1Ki 9:24)12Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had built before the vestibule, (2Ch 4:1; 2Ch 15:8)13as the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. (Ex 23:14; Ex 29:38; Nu 28:3; Nu 28:9; Nu 28:11; Nu 28:26; Nu 29:2; De 16:16)14According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their offices of praise and ministry before the priests as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David the man of God had commanded. (1Ch 9:17; 1Ch 9:26; 2Ch 7:6; 2Ch 8:13; Ne 12:24; Ne 12:36)15And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries.16Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from[1] the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom. (De 2:8; 1Ki 9:26; 2Ki 14:22)18And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there 450 talents[2] of gold and brought it to King Solomon. (1Ki 9:28; 2Ch 9:10)