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2 Chronicles 8

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2 Chronicles 8 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,

ASV: 1ASV

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,

WEB: 2WEB

Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

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that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

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Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

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And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

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He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.

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And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

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Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;

ASV: 5ASV

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

ASV: 6ASV

and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

ASV: 7ASV

As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that were not of Israel;

WEB: 8WEB

of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume—of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.

ASV: 8ASV

of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.

WEB: 9WEB

But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, but they were men of war, chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

ASV: 9ASV

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

WEB: 10WEB

These were the chief officers of King Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.

ASV: 10ASV

And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

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Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”

ASV: 11ASV

And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come.

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Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD’s altar which he had built before the porch,

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Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto Jehovah on the altar of Jehovah, which he had built before the porch,

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even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths.

ASV: 13ASV

even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

WEB: 14WEB

He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.

ASV: 14ASV

And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

WEB: 15WEB

They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures.

ASV: 15ASV

And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

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Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the LORD’s house until it was finished. So the LORD’s house was completed.

ASV: 16ASV

Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished. So the house of Jehovah was completed.

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Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.

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Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.

WEB: 18WEB

Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

ASV: 18ASV

And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.