2 Chronicles 8

1 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,

And it was from [the] end of - twenty year[s] which he built Solomon [the] house of Yahweh and own house his.

2 Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

And the cities which he had given Huram to Solomon he rebuilt Solomon them and he caused to dwell there [the] people of Israel.

3 Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

And he went Solomon to Hamath Zobah and he prevailed over it.

4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness and all [the] cities of storage which he built in Hamath.

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

And he built Beth Horon upper and Beth Horon lower cities of fortification walls doors and bar[s].

6 and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

And Baalath and all [the] cities of storage which they belonged to Solomon and all [the] cities of chariotry and [the] cities of the horsemen and - all [the] desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all [the] land of dominion his.

7 As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

All the people which remained of the Hittite[s] and the Amorite[s] and the Perizzite[s] and the Hivite[s] and the Jebusite[s] which not [were] from Israel they.

8 of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel did not consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.

Some of descendants their who they remained after them in the land whom not they had destroyed them [the] people of Israel and he brought up them Solomon to forced labor until the day this.

9 But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

And of [the] people of Israel whom not he made Solomon into slaves for work his for they [were] men of war and [the] commanders of officers his and [the] commanders of chariotry his and horsemen his.

10 These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.

And these [were] [the] commanders of (the overseers *Q(K)*) who [belonged] to the king Solomon fifty and two hundred who ruled over the people.

11 Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city 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 where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”

And [the] daughter of Pharaoh he brought up Solomon from [the] city of David to the house which he had built for her for he said not she will dwell a wife of me in [the] house of David [the] king of Israel for [are] holiness they [places] where it has come to them [the] ark of Yahweh.

12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar which he had built before the porch,

Then he offered up Solomon burnt offerings to Yahweh on [the] altar of Yahweh which he had built before the porch.

13 even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.

And a matter of a day in a day to offer up according to [the] commandment of Moses for the sabbaths and for the new moons and for the appointed times three times in the year at [the] festival of the unleavened bread and at [the] festival of the weeks and at [the] festival of booths.

14 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 David the man of God had so commanded.

And he appointed according to [the] ordinance of David father his [the] divisions of the priests on service their and the Levites on duties their to praise and to serve before the priests to [the] matter of a day in day its and the gatekeepers by divisions their for a gate and a gate for [was] thus [the] commandment of David [the] man of God.

15 They did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.

And not they turned aside [the] command of the king on the priests and the Levites to any matter and to the treasuries.

16 Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the LORD’s house until it was finished. So the LORD’s house was completed.

And it was arranged all [the] work of Solomon until the day of [the] foundation of [the] house of Yahweh and until was complete it [was] complete [the] house of Yahweh.

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

Then he went Solomon to Ezion Geber and to Elath on [the] shore of the sea in [the] land of Edom.

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

And he sent to him Huram by [the] hand of servants his (ships *Q(k)*) and servants [who] knew [the] sea and they went with [the] servants of Solomon Ophir towards and they took from there four hundred and fifty talent[s] of gold and they brought [it] to the king Solomon.