2 Chronicles 8

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1: And it came to passH1961 at the endH7093 of twentyH6242 years,H8141 in whichH0834 had builtH1129 SolomonH8010 -H0853 the houseH1004 of Yahweh,H3068 andH0853 his own house,H1004

2: that the citiesH5892 whichH0834 had givenH5414 HiramH2361 to Solomon,H8010 builtH1129 SolomonH8010 themH0853 and he settledH3427 there.H8033 -H0853 The sonsH1121 of Israel.H3478

3: And wentH1980 SolomonH8010 to Hamath Zobah,H2578 and seizedH2388 it.H5921

4: And He builtH1129 -H0853 TadmorH8412 in the wilderness,H4057 andH0853 allH3605 cities,H5892 the storageH4543 whichH0834 he builtH1129 in Hamath.H2574

5: And He builtH1129 -H0853 Beth HoronH1032 Upper,H5945 andH0853 Beth HoronH1032 Lower,H8481 cities,H5892 fortifiedH4692 [with] walls,H2346 gates,H1817 and bars-H1280

6: and alsoH0853 Baalath,H1191 andH0853 allH3605 citiesH5892 the storageH4543 thatH0834 had,H1961 SolomonH8010 andH0853 allH3605 cities,H5892 the chariotH7393 andH0853 the citiesH5892 of the cavalry,H6571 andH0853 allH3605 desiredH2837 SolomonH8010 thatH0834 desiredH2836 to buildH1129 in Jerusalem,H3389 and in Lebanon,H3844 and in allH3605 the landH0776 of his dominion.H4474

7: AllH3605 the peopleH5971 [who were] leftH3498 ofH4480 the Hittite,H2850 and Amorite,H0567 and Perizzite,H6522 and Hivite,H2340 and Jebusite,H2983 whoH0834 notH3808 of IsraelH3478 were.H1992

8: That is from theseH4480 their descendants,H1121 whoH0834 were leftH3498 after themH0310 in the land,H0776 whomH0834 not,H3808 did destroyH3615 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and raisedH5927 SolomonH8010 forced laborH4522 as it is toH5704 dayH3117 this.H2088

9: ButH4480 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 whichH0834 notH3808 did makeH5414 SolomonH8010 servantsH5650 for his work-H4399 forH3588 they [were]H1992 menH0582 of war,H4421 and captainsH8269 of his officers,H7991 and captainsH8269 of his chariotsH7393 and his cavalry.H6571

10: And these [were]H0428 chiefs ofH8269 the officialsH5333 whichH0834 of KingH4428 SolomonH8010 fifty,H2572 and two hundredH3967 who ruledH7287 over the people.H5971

11: NowH0853 the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547 brought upH5927 SolomonH8010 from the CityH5892 of DavidH1732 to the houseH1004 thatH0834 he had builtH1129 forH3588 he said,H0559 notH3808 shall dwellH3427 wifeH0802 in the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 kingH4428 of Israel,H3478 becauseH3588 [the places] holy,H6944 areH1992 to whichH0834 has come.H0935 ThereH0413 the arkH0727 of Yahweh.H3068

12: ThenH0227 offeredH5927 SolomonH8010 burnt offeringsH5930 to YahwehH3068 onH5921 the altarH4196 of Yahweh,H3068 whichH0834 he had builtH1129 beforeH6440 the vestibule,H0197

13: and according to the rateH1697 daysH3117 daily,H3117 offeringH5927 according to the commandmentH4687 of Moses,H4872 for the Sabbaths,H7676 and the New Moons,H2320 and the appointed feasts,H4150 threeH7969 timesH6471 yearly,H8141 FeastH2282 of the Unleavened Bread,H4682 and FeastH2282 of the Weeks,H7620 and FeastH2282 of the Tabernacles.H5521

14: And he appointed,H5975 according to the orderH4941 of DavidH1732 his father,H0001 -H0853 the divisionsH4256 of the priestsH3548 forH5921 their service,H5656 and the LevitesH3881 forH5921 their duties,H4931 to praiseH1984 and serveH8334 beforeH5048 the priests,H3548 as the dutyH1697 ofH3117 each day [required]-H3117 and the gatekeepersH7778 by their divisionsH4256 at each gateH8179 and-H8179 forH3588 soH3651 had commanded.H4687 DavidH1732 the manH0376 of God.H0430

15: And notH3808 they did departH5493 from the commandH4687 of the kingH4428 toH5921 the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881 concerning anyH3605 matter,H1697 or concerning the treasuries.H0214

16: And was well-orderedH3559 allH3605 the workH4399 of SolomonH8010 fromH5704 the dayH3117 of the foundationH4143 of the houseH1004 of Yahweh,H3068 and untilH5704 it was finished.H3615 So was completed.H8003 The houseH1004 of Yahweh.H3068

17: ThenH0227 wentH1980 SolomonH8010 Ezion Geber,H6100 andH0413 Elath,H0359 onH5921 sideH8193 the seacoastH3220 in the landH0776 of Edom.H0123

18: And sentH7971 HiramH2361 by the handH3027 of his servantsH5650 ships,H0591 and servantsH5650 who knewH3045 the sea-H3220 and they wentH0935 withH5973 the servantsH5650 of SolomonH8010 to Ophir,H0211 and acquiredH3947 from thereH8033 fourH0702 hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 talentsH3603 of gold,H2091 and brought itH0935 toH0413 KingH4428 Solomon.H8010