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2 Chronicles chapter 8
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At the end of , during which Solomon had built and his own palace,Solomon rebuilt the cities that had given to him, and settled Israelites in them.Then Solomon went to and overpowered it.He built up in the wilderness and all the he had built in Hamath.He also built Upper and Lower Beth-horon as with walls, gates, and bars,along with and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the and the — whatever Solomon wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.As for all the people left over from the — who were not part of Israel —their descendants who remained in the land, whom the Israelites had not wiped out — Solomon conscripted them for , and they remain so .But Solomon did not make of the Israelites for his work. Instead, they served as his soldiers, commanders, officers, and chariot and cavalry captains.These were King Solomon’s — two hundred and fifty of them — who supervised the people.Solomon brought up from the to the palace he had built for her, because he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the has been are .”Then Solomon offered up to Yahweh on Yahweh’s that he had built in front of the ,following the daily schedule for offerings according to the command of Moses — for , , and the three annual festivals: the , the , and the .Following the decree of his father David, he appointed the to their service, and the to their duties of praise and service alongside the priests, according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this is what David, the , had commanded.They did not deviate from the king’s command to the priests and Levites regarding any matter, including the .All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the of Yahweh’s house was laid until its completion. Yahweh’s house was finished.Then Solomon went to and to on the coast in the land of .And Huram sent him ships commanded by his own servants — experienced sailors — along with Solomon’s servants. They went to and brought back of gold to King Solomon.