1 A nd it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,

Now 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,

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

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

3 A nd the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

The 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.

4 N ow if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

As 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,

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

then 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.’

6 B ut if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,

“ 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,

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

then 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.

8 A nd as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’

And 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?’

9 T hen they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.’” Solomon and Hiram Exchange Gifts

And 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

10 N ow it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

It 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

11 ( Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

(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.

12 T hen Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him.

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

13 S o he said, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day.

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

14 T hen Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Solomon’s Additional Achievements

And Hiram sent to the king 120 talents of gold.

15 A nd this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Now 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.

16 ( Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, had killed the Canaanites who dwelt 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 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.

17 A nd Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon,

So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

18 B aalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

19 a ll the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

and 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.

20 A ll the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel—

As 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,

21 t hat is, their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely—from these Solomon raised forced labor, as it is to this day.

their 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.

22 B ut of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

But 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.

23 O thers were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon’s work: five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work.

These were the chief officers who were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.

24 B ut Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

As 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.

25 N ow three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple.

Now 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.

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

King 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.

27 T hen Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.

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

28 A nd they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

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