| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house, | 1Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, |
| 2that the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them; and he settled the children of Israel there. | 2Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. |
| 3And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. | 3Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. |
| 4He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath. | 4He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath. |
| 5He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, | 5He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, |
| 6also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. | 6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. |
| 7All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel— | 7As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— |
| 8that is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel did not destroy—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day. | 8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. |
| 9But Solomon did not make the children of Israel servants for his work. Some were men of war, captains of his officers, captains of his chariots, and his cavalry. | 9But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. |
| 10And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people. | 10They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors. |
| 11Now Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the house he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places to which the ark of the LORD has come are holy.” | 11Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.” |
| 12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule, | 12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico. |
| 13according to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. | 13He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. |
| 14And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded. | 14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. |
| 15They did not depart from the command of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries. | 15They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries. |
| 16Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. | 16Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed. |
| 17Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom. | 17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom. |
| 18And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. | 18So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. |
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