| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house | 1It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's Temple and his own palace. |
| 2that he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there. | 2During this time, he also rebuilt the towns that Hiram had restored to him, and he settled Israelis in them. |
| 3Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. | 3After this, Solomon traveled to Hamath-zobah and captured it. |
| 4He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities which he had built in Hamath. | 4Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers that he had built in Hamath. |
| 5He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars; | 5He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars, |
| 6and Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots and cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule. | 6and he rebuilt Baalath and its supply centers that belonged to Solomon, along with all the cities that he utilized to garrison his chariots and cavalry forces. Solomon was pleased also to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in every territory that he controlled. |
| 7All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel, | 7All of the survivors who remained living in the land but who were not Israelis (including Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) |
| 8namely, from their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel had not destroyed, them Solomon raised as forced laborers to this day. | 8were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not eliminated. Solomon put them to work as conscripted laborers, which they continue to do to this day. |
| 9But Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel; they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen. | 9However, Solomon never made conscripted laborers from among the Israelis, but they did serve as his army, as his chief captains, and as commanders in charge of his chariots and cavalry. |
| 10These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred and fifty who ruled over the people. | 10King Solomon appointed 250 chief officers to command his army. |
| 11Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which 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 where the ark of the LORD has entered." | 11Later, Solomon moved Pharaoh's daughter from the City of David to the palace that he had constructed to house her, because he reasoned, "My wife isn't going to live in the palace where King David of Israel lived, because wherever the ark of the LORD entered is holy." |
| 12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch; | 12Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple, |
| 13and did so according to the daily rule, offering them up 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. | 13acting in compliance with the daily rule by offering them in conformity to commands issued by Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Tents). |
| 14Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded. | 14Following proscriptions laid down by his father David, Solomon appointed divisions of priests for their service as well as descendants of Levi for duties of praise and ministry before the priests consistent with the daily rules. Furthermore, because David, the man of God, had commanded it, Solomon also appointed gatekeepers to serve by divisions at every gate of the Temple. |
| 15And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites in any manner or concerning the storehouses. | 15They scrupulously adhered to the orders issued by the king to the priests and descendants of Levi in everything, including matters pertaining to operation of the treasuries. |
| 16Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. | 16And so Solomon completed all of the work, from the day that the foundation stone of the LORD's Temple was laid until the LORD's Temple was completely finished. |
| 17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom. | 17After this, Solomon visited Ezion-geber and Elath at the seashore in the land of Edom. |
| 18And Huram by his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon's servants to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon. | 18Hiram sent Solomon ships and servants who were expert mariners, and they sailed with Solomon's servants to Ophir, where they brought back 450 talents of gold for Solomon. |
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