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It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's house and his own house.
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He rebuilt the cities Huram gave him, and he had Israelites live in them.
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Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and conquered it.
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He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.
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He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.
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[He also rebuilt] Baalath and all the storage cities that he owned. He built all the cities for his chariots, all the cities for his war horses, and whatever [else] he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or the entire territory that he governed.
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The Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left [in the land] because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites,
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but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still [slaves] today.)
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But Solomon didn't make any of the Israelites slaves for his projects. Instead, they were the soldiers, officers, generals, and commanders of his chariot and cavalry units.
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These were the officers in charge of King Solomon's projects: 250 foremen for the people who did the work.