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Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the
king, I also will come in after thee, and
confirm thy words.
Then, while you are still there speaking with the
king, I will come in after you and
confirm your words.”
And Bath-
sheba went in unto the
king into the chamber: and the
king was very old; and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the
king.
So Bathsheba went to see the
king in his
bedroom. Since the
king was very old,
Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
And Bath-
sheba bowed, and did
obeisance unto the
king. And the
king said, What wouldest thou?
And Bathsheba bowed down in
homage to the
king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the
king, and
Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the
king, as well as
Abiathar the priest and
Joab the commander of the army. But he did not
invite your servant Solomon.
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
And, lo, while she yet talked with the
king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the
king,
Nathan the prophet arrived.
And they told the
king, saying, Behold
Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the
king, he bowed himself before the
king with his face to the ground.
So the
king was told, “
Nathan the prophet is here.” And
Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the
king.
And
Nathan said, My lord, O
king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
“My lord the
king,” said
Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the
king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and
Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save
king Adonijah.
For
today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the
king, the commanders of the army, and
Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live
King Adonijah!’
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
Then
king David answered and said, Call me Bath-
sheba. And she came into the
king’s presence, and stood before the
king.
Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
And the
king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
And the
king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Then Bath-
sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the
king, and said, Let my lord
king David live for ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown in
homage to the
king and said, “May my lord
King David live
forever!”
And
king David said, Call me
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the
king.
Then
King David said, “Call in for me
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the
king.
The
king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own
mule, and bring him down to
Gihon:
“Take my servants with you,” said the
king. “Set my son Solomon on my own
mule and take him down to
Gihon.
And let
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet
anoint him there
king over Israel: and blow ye with the
trumpet, and say, God save
king Solomon.
There
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet are to
anoint him
king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live
King Solomon!’
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be
king in my
stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the
king, and said,
Amen: the LORD God of my lord the
king say so too.
“
Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the
king, so declare it.
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
So
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to
ride upon
king David’s
mule, and brought him to
Gihon.
Then
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on
King David’s
mule, and they
escorted him to
Gihon.
And
Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and
anointed Solomon. And they
blew the
trumpet; and all the people said, God save
king Solomon.
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and
anointed Solomon. Then they
blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live
King Solomon!”
And
Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah,
Verily our lord
king David hath made Solomon
king.
“Not at all,”
Jonathan replied. “Our lord
King David has made Solomon
king.
And the
king hath sent with him
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to
ride upon the
king’s
mule:
And with Solomon, the
king has sent
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the
king’s
mule.
And
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have
anointed him
king in
Gihon: and they are come up from thence
rejoicing, so that the city
rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have
anointed him
king at
Gihon, and they have gone up from there with
rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
And moreover the
king’s servants came to
bless our lord
king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the
king bowed himself upon the bed.
The
king’s servants have also gone to
congratulate our lord
King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the
king has bowed in worship on his bed,
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel!
Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth
king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let
king Solomon
swear unto me to day that he will not
slay his servant with the sword.
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears
King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let
King Solomon first
swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
And he said, Thou knowest that the
kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign:
howbeit the
kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.
“You know that the
kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the
kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the
king, (for he will not say thee
nay,) that he give me
Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to
King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me
Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
And Bath-
sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the
king.
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto
king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the
king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the
king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
So Bathsheba went to
King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The
king stood up to
greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the
king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not
nay. And the
king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee
nay.
“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”
And
king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why
dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the
kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for
Abiathar the priest, and for
Joab the son of Zeruiah.
King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the
kingdom for him and for
Abiathar the priest and for
Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Then
king Solomon
sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Then
King Solomon
swore by the LORD: “May God
punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
And unto
Abiathar the priest said the
king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been
afflicted in all wherein my father was
afflicted.
Then the
king said to
Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
And it was told
king Solomon that
Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
It was reported to
King Solomon: “
Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the
king, Come forth. And he said,
Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the
king word again, saying, Thus said
Joab, and thus he answered me.
And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to
Joab, “The
king says, ‘Come out!’” But
Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the
king, saying, “This is how
Joab answered me.”
And the
king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and
bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
And the
king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and
bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that
Joab shed.
And the
king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and
Zadok the priest did the
king put in the room of
Abiathar.
And the
king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in
Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed
Zadok the priest in
Abiathar’s place.
And the
king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any
whither.
Then the
king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for
yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go
anywhere else.
And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah
king of
Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in
Gath.
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of
Maacah,
king of
Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in
Gath.”
And the
king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to
swear by the LORD, and
protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any
whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
the
king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you
swear by the LORD and
warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will
comply.’
The
king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou
didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
But
King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD
forever.”
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
And the
king went to
Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
Now the
king went to
Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
And the other woman said,
Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the
king.
“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they
argued before the
king.
Then said the
king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith,
Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the
king, for her
bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise
slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the
king because she
yearned with
compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living
baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Then the
king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise
slay it: she is the mother thereof.
Then the
king gave his ruling: “Give the living
baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
When all Israel heard of the judgment the
king had given, they stood in
awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to
administer justice.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
And
Azariah the son of
Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of
Nathan was principal officer, and the
king’s friend:
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided
victuals for the
king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
Geber the son of
Uri was in the country of
Gilead, in the country of Sihon
king of the
Amorites, and of
Og king of
Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
Geber son of
Uri in the land of
Gilead, including the territories of Sihon
king of the
Amorites and of
Og king of
Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the
kingdoms from Tiphsah to
Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
And those officers provided
victual for
king Solomon, and for all that came unto
king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
So men of all nations came to
listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the
kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
And
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had
anointed him
king in the room of his father: for
Hiram was ever a lover of David.
Now when
Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been
anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for
Hiram had always been a friend of David.
And
king Solomon raised a
levy out of all Israel; and the
levy was thirty thousand men.
Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
And the
king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and
hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
And the
king commanded them to
quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
And the house which
king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was
threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
He was a widow’s son of the tribe of
Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and
cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to
king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of
Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a
craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to
King Solomon and carried out all his work.
And
Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So
Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made
king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for
King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which
Hiram made to
king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
and the pots, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for
King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of
burnished bronze.
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
So all the work that
King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the
treasuries of the house of the LORD.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto
king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto
king Solomon at the feast in the month
Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
And all the men of Israel came together to
King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of
Ethanim.
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD.
And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
The same day did the
king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the
brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
On that same day the
king consecrated the middle of the
courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.
On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the
king, and went unto their tents joyful and
glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
On the
fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the
king and went home, joyful and
glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
then I will establish your royal throne over Israel
forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king’s house,
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
(Now
Hiram the
king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with
cedar trees and
fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
king Solomon gave
Hiram twenty cities in the land of
Galilee.
King 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.
And
Hiram had sent the
king 120 talents of gold.
And this is the reason of the
levy which
king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and
Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and
Megiddo, and
Gezer.
This is the account of the forced labor that
King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor,
Megiddo, and
Gezer.
For Pharaoh
king of Egypt had gone up, and taken
Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the
Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Pharaoh
king of Egypt had attacked and captured
Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the
Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a
dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
And
king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-
geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of
Edom.
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-
geber, which is near Eloth in
Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
And they came to
Ophir, and
fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to
king Solomon.
They sailed to
Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing
hid from the
king, which he told her not.
And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.