1 N ow it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do,

Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that he wanted to build.

2 t hat the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

Then the Lord came to Solomon a second time, as He had come to him at Gibeon.

3 T he Lord said to him, “ I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer which you have prayed to Me. I have set apart this house you have built by putting My name there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there always.

4 A s for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

As for you, walk before Me as your father David walked, with a true heart doing what is right. Do all that I have told you. Obey My Laws. If you do,

5 t hen I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ‘ You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

then I will make the throne of your rule over Israel last forever. It will be just as I promised your father David, saying, ‘You will never be without a man on the throne of Israel.’

6 “ But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

But if you or your sons turn away from following Me, and do not keep My Laws which I have given you, and go after other gods and worship them, if you do,

7 t hen I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them. And I will put away from My eyes the house which I have set apart for My name. Israel will become a word of shame among all peoples.

8 A nd this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘ Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’

This house will be broken to pieces. Everyone who passes by will be surprised and make a sound of wonder, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land and to this house?’

9 A nd they will say, ‘ Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.’” Cities Given to Hiram

And they will say, ‘Because they turned away from the Lord their God, Who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt. They took in other gods and worshiped them and served them. So the Lord has brought all this trouble upon them.’” Solomon and Hiram

10 I t came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

At the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house.

11 ( Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Hiram king of Tyre had given Solomon all the cedar and cypress trees and gold that he wanted. Then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

12 S o Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him.

But when Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities Solomon had given him, they did not please him.

13 H e said, “What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?” So they were called the land of Cabul to this day.

He said, “What are these cities you have given me, my brother?” So they are called the land of Cabul to this day.

14 A nd Hiram sent to the king 120 talents of gold.

The gold Hiram sent to the king weighed as much as 120 men. Other Things Solomon Did

15 N ow this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Now King Solomon made men work to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Meggido and Gezer.

16 F or Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire. He killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and then gave it as a wedding-gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

17 S o Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

So Solomon built Gezer again, and the lower part of Beth-horon,

18 a nd Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

and Baalath and Tamar in the desert, in the land of Judah.

19 a nd all the storage cities which Solomon had, even the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

Solomon built all the store-cities that he had, the cities for his war-wagons, the cities for his horsemen, and all he wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

20 A s for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel,

Now there were people left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel.

21 t heir descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel were unable to destroy utterly, from them Solomon levied forced laborers, even to this day.

And their children were left after them in the land. The people of Israel were not able to destroy all of them. So Solomon made these people work for him, even to this day.

22 B ut Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen.

But Solomon did not make the people of Israel work for him. For they were men of war, his servants, his rulers, his captains, his war-wagon drivers, and his horsemen.

23 T hese were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

These were the heads of the captains over Solomon’s work. There were 550 of them who ruled over the people doing the work.

24 A s soon as Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo.

But Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the city of David to her own house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

25 N ow three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the Lord, burning incense with them on the altar which was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

Three times a year Solomon gave burnt gifts and peace gifts on the altar he built to the Lord. He burned special perfume on the altar before the Lord. So he finished the house.

26 K ing Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

King Solomon built a group of ships in Ezion-geber, near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

27 A nd Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon.

Hiram sent his servants with the ships, sailors who knew the sea. He sent them with the servants of Solomon.

28 T hey went to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

They went to Ophir and brought out gold weighing as much as 420 small men. And they brought it to King Solomon.