2 Chronicleschapter 8
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A.Cities built, labor levied, Pharaoh's daughter moved outvv. 1-11
1 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, 2 Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. 3 Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath. 5 He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, 6 as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. 7 As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— 8 their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. 9 But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. 10 They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors. 11 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
B.Worship by the ordinance of Moses, and ships sent to Ophirvv. 12-18
12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. 13 He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. 15 They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries. 16 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. 17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom. 18 So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
Chapter summary
A summary of twenty years of building after the temple.
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Chapter summary
A summary of twenty years of building after the temple.
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A summary of twenty years of building after the temple. Solomon fortifies the cities Huram gave back, builds Tadmor in the wilderness, store cities and cities for chariots and horsemen, and Baalath, 'and all that Solomon desired to build.' The remnant of the Canaanite peoples is set to bonded labor while the Israelites serve as soldiers and officers. Pharaoh's daughter is moved out of the city of David because 'the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come.' The offerings are kept according to the commandment of Moses, and the courses of priests and Levites appointed 'according to the ordinance of David his father.' Ships go from Ezion-geber to Ophir and return with gold.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
History · Ezra — 2 Chronicles overview
- A. 1–11 Cities built, labor levied, Pharaoh's daughter moved out
- B. 12–18 Worship by the ordinance of Moses, and ships sent to Ophir
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1 Kings 97 verses
- 1 Kings 9:10Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
- 1 Kings 9:11King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.
- 1 Kings 9:17So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
- 1 Kings 9:20As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
- 1 Kings 9:21their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
- 1 Kings 9:23They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
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Joshua 162 verses
- Joshua 16:3Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
- Joshua 16:10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
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Ecclesiastes 22 verses
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
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1 Kings 72 verses
- 1 Kings 7:2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
- 1 Kings 7:8And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
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1 Kings 52 verses
- 1 Kings 5:16not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
- 1 Kings 5:18So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
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1 Chronicles 92 verses
- 1 Chronicles 9:17These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 9:29Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
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2 Chronicles 92 verses
- 2 Chronicles 9:10(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
- 2 Chronicles 9:13The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
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1 Chronicles 181 verse
- 1 Chronicles 18:3As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.