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1 It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's house and his own house. 2 He rebuilt the cities Huram gave him, and he had Israelites live in them. 3 Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and conquered it. 4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath. 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars. 6 [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. 7 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, 8 but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still [slaves] today.) 2 Chronicles 8:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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