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And it came to pass at the end of twentyyears, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
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That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon,Solomonbuilt them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
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And Solomonwent to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
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And he builtTadmor in the wilderness, and all the storecities, which he built in Hamath.
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Also he builtBethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,fencedcities, with walls,gates, and bars;
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And Baalath, and all the storecities that Solomon had, and all the chariotcities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomondesired* to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
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As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
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But of their children, who were leftafter them in the land, whom the children of Israelconsumed not, them did Solomon make to paytribute until this day.
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But of the children of Israel did Solomonmake no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
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And these were the chief of kingSolomon'sofficers , even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.