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their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to destroy utterly--these Solomon made a forced levy of slaves, and so they are to this day.
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But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves; they were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen.
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These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work: five hundred and fifty, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
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But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house which Solomon had built for her; then he built the Millo.
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Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built to the LORD, burning incense before the LORD. So he finished the house.
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King Solomon built a fleet of ships at E'zion-ge'ber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
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And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon;
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and they went to Ophir, and brought from there gold, to the amount of four hundred and twenty talents; and they brought it to King Solomon.