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from their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—these Solomon drafted
1as forced labor, and so they are to this day.
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But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; they were soldiers, and his officers, the commanders of his chariots, and his horsemen.
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And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.
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2Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy. ”
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Then Solomon offered up burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord
3that he had built before the vestibule,
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4as the duty of each day required, offering
5according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the
6three annual feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
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According to the ruling of David his father, he appointed
7the divisions of the priests for their service,
8and the Levites for their offices of praise and
9ministry before the priests
10as the duty of each day required, and
11the gatekeepers in their divisions at each gate, for so David
12the man of God had commanded.
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And they did not turn aside from what the king had commanded the priests and Levites concerning any matter and concerning the treasuries.
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Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
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Then Solomon went to
13Ezion-geber and
14Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.
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And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon.