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8:5 He made <01129> upper <05945> Beth Horon <01032> and lower <08481> Beth Horon <01032> fortified <04692> cities <05892> with walls <02346> and barred <01280> gates <01817>, 8:6 and built up Baalath <01191>, all <03605> the storage <04543> cities <05892> that <0834> belonged <01961> to him <08010>, and all <03605> the cities <05892> where chariots <07393> and horses <06571> were kept. He <08010> built <01129> whatever <02837> <03605> he wanted <02836> in Jerusalem <03389>, Lebanon <03844>, and throughout <03605> his entire <0776> kingdom <04474>. 8:7 Now several <03605> non-Israelite <03478> <03808> peoples <05971> were left <03498> in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including <04480> the Hittites <02850>, Amorites <0567>, Perizzites <06522>, Hivites <02340>, and Jebusites <02983>. 8:8 Their descendants <01121> remained <03498> in the land <0776> (the Israelites <03478> <01121> were unable <03808> to wipe <03615> them out <03615>). Solomon <08010> conscripted <05927> them for his work crews <04522> and they continue <05704> in that role to <05704> this <02088> very day <03117>. 8:9 Solomon <08010> did not <03808> assign <05414> Israelites <03478> <01121> to these work <04399> crews <05650>; the Israelites served as his soldiers <04421> <0582>, officers <08269>, charioteers <07991>, and commanders <08269> of his chariot <07393> forces <06571>. 8:10 These <0428> men worked for Solomon <08010> <04428> as supervisors <05333> <08269>; there were a total of 250 <03967> <02572> of them who were in charge <07287> of the people <05971>. 8:11 Solomon <08010> moved <05927> Pharaoh’s <06547> daughter <01323> up <05927> from the City <05892> of David <01732> to the palace <01004> he had built <01129> for her, for <03588> he said <0559>, “My wife <0802> must not <03808> live <03427> in the palace <01004> of King <04428> David <01732> of Israel <03478>, for <03588> the places where <0834> the ark <0727> of the Lord <03068> has entered <0935> are holy <06944>.” 8:12 Then <0227> Solomon <08010> offered <05927> burnt sacrifices <05930> to the Lord <03068> on <05921> the altar <04196> of the Lord <03068> which <0834> he had built <01129> in front <06440> of the temple’s porch <0197>. 8:13 He observed the daily <03117> <03117> requirements <01697> for sacrifices <05927> that Moses <04872> had specified for Sabbaths <07676>, new moon <02320> festivals <04150>, and the three <07969> annual <08141> celebrations <06471>– the Feast <02282> of Unleavened <04682> Bread, the Feast <02282> of Weeks <07620>, and the Feast <02282> of Temporary Shelters <05521>. 8:14 As his father <01> David <01732> had decreed <04941>, Solomon appointed <05975> the divisions <04256> of the priests <03548> to do their assigned tasks <05656>, the Levitical <03881> orders <04931> to lead worship <01984> and help <08334> the priests <03548> with their daily <03117> <03117> tasks <01697>, and the divisions <04256> of the gatekeepers <07778> to serve at their assigned gates <08179> <08179>. This was what David <01732> the man <0376> of God <0430> had ordered <04687>. 8:15 They did not <03808> neglect <05493> any <03605> detail <01697> of the king’s <04428> orders <04687> pertaining <05921> to the priests <03548>, Levites <03881>, and treasuries <0214>. 8:16 All <03605> the work <04399> ordered by Solomon <08010> was completed <03559>, from <05704> the day <03117> the foundation <04143> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> was laid until <05704> it was finished <03615>; the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> was completed <08003>. 8:17 Then <0227> Solomon <08010> went <01980> to Ezion Geber <06100> and to <0413> Elat <0359> on <05921> the coast <03220> <08193> in the land <0776> of Edom <0123>. 8:18 Huram <02361> sent <07971> him ships and some of his sailors <0591> <05650>, men <05650> who were well acquainted <03045> with the sea <03220>. They sailed <0935> with <05973> Solomon’s <08010> men <05650> to Ophir <0211>, and took <03947> from there <08033> 450 <02572> <03967> <0702> talents <03603> of gold <02091>, which they brought back <0935> to <0413> King <04428> Solomon <08010>.

• 2Ch 8:1-18 -- Building Projects and Commercial Efforts

• Solomon

  [ebd] peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father on the throne in early man...
  [smith] (peaceful). I. Early life and occasion to the throne . --Solomon was the child of David?s old age, the last born of all his sons. (1 Chronicles 3:5) The yearnings of the "man of war" led him to give to the new-horn infant ...
  [nave] SOLOMON Son of David by Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:24; 1 Kin. 1:13, 17, 21. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet, 2 Sam. 12:24, 25. Ancestor of Joseph, Matt. 1:6. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel, 1 Kin. 1:11-48; 2:12; 1...
  

• TEMPLE, B

  [isbe] TEMPLE, B - B. IN CRITICISM I. ALLEGED LACK OF HARMONY BETWEEN EARLIER (KINGS) AND LATER (CODE OF HAMMURABI) VERSIONS OF TEMPLE BUILDING 1. Second Version Not a Facsimile of First 2. The Two Versions Differ as to the Builder...
  

• Ophir

  [isbe] OPHIR - o'-fer, o'-fir ('owphiyr (Gen 10:29), 'owphir (1 Ki 10:11), 'ophir): 1. Scriptural References: The 11th in order of the sons of Joktan (Gen 10:29 = 1 Ch 1:23). There is a clear reference also to a tribe Ophir (Gen 10...
  [smith] (abundane). The eleventh in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23) (B.C. after 2450.) A seaport or region from which the Hebrews in the time of Solomon obtained gold. The gold was proverbial for i...
  [nave] OPHIR 1. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23. 2. A country celebrated for its gold and other valuable merchandise. Products of, used by Solomon and Hiram, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 2 Chr. 8:18; 9:10. Jehoshaphat sends ships t...
  

• Baalath

  [ebd] a town of the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:44). It was fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:6). Some have identified it with Bel'ain, in Wady Deir Balut.
  [isbe] BAALATH - ba'-a-lath ba`alath; A, Baalon):between Shikkeron (Ekron) and Jabnoel unless, as seems probable, the suggestion of M. Clermont-Ganneau (Rev. Crit, 1897, 902) is correct that for har ( = "mount"), we should read nah...
  [nave] BAALATH, a city of Dan, Josh. 19:44; 1 Kin. 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:6.
  

• Beth-horon

  [ebd] house of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr. 8:5; 1 Chr. 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way from Jerusalem to Joppa. They are distinguished as Beth-horon "the upper" and Beth-ho...
  [isbe] BETH-HORON - beth-ho'-ron (beth-choron (other Hebrew forms occur); Bethoron, probably the "place of the hollow"; compare Hauran, "the hollow"): 1. The Ancient Towns: The name of two towns, Beth-horon the Upper (Josh 16:5) an...
  [nave] BETH-HORON Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites, Josh. 10:10, 11; 16:3, 5; 18:13; 1 Sam. 13:18; 1 Chr. 7:24. Solomon builds, 1 Kin. 9:17; 2 Chr. 8:5. Taken from Judah by the ten tribes, 2 C...
  

• SOLOMONS SERVANTS

  [smith] (CHILDREN OF). (Ezra 2:55,58; Nehemiah 7:57,60) The persons thus named appear in the lists of the exiles who returned from the captivity. They were the descendants of the Canaanites who were reduced by Solomon to the helot st...
  

• Ship

  [nave] SHIP Built by Noah, Gen. 6:13-22; by Solomon, 1 Kin. 9:26; 2 Chr. 8:17; by Jehoshaphat, 1 Kin. 22:48; 2 Chr. 20:35, 36; of gopher wood, Gen. 6:14; of fir wood, Ezek. 27:5; of bulrushes, Isa. 18:2; sealed with pitch, Gen. 6:1...
  

• PENTECOST

  [isbe] PENTECOST - pen'-te-kost: 1. In the Old Testament: As the name indicates (pentekoste), this second of the great Jewish national festivals was observed on the 50th day, or 7 weeks, from the Paschal Feast, and therefore in the...
  

• Cities

  [nave] CITIES Ancient, Gen. 4:17; 10:10-12. Fortified, Num. 32:36; Deut. 9:1; Josh. 10:20; 14:12; 2 Chr. 8:5; 11:10-12; 17:2, 19; 21:3; Isa. 23:11. Gates of, See: Gates. Designated as: Royal, Josh. 10:2; 1 Sam. 27:5; 2 Sam. 12:2...
  

• Gold

  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• Commerce

  [isbe] COMMERCE - kom'-ers (emporia): I. Old Testament Times. 1. Early Overland Commerce: There were forces in early Hebrew life not favorable to the development of commerce. Intercourse with foreigners was not encouraged by Israel...
  [nave] COMMERCE Laws concerning, Lev. 19:36, 37; 25:14, 17. Carried on by means of caravans, Gen. 37:25, 27; Isa. 60:6; ships, 1 Kin. 9:27, 28; 10:11; 22:48; Psa. 107:23-30; Prov. 31:14; Rev. 18:19. Conducted in fairs, Ezek. 27:1...
  

• HIRAM

  [ebd] high-born. (1.) Generally "Huram," one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also "Huram" and "Horam," king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by sending him able workme...
  [isbe] HIRAM - hi'-ram (chiram; Septuagint Chiram, but Cheiram, in 2 Sam 5:11; 1 Ch 14:1): There is some confusion regarding the form of this name. In the books of Samuel and Kings the prevailing form is "Hiram" (chiram); but in 1 ...
  

• Cavalry

  [nave] CAVALRY Mounted on horses, Ex. 14:23; 1 Sam. 13:5; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Kin. 4:26; 2 Chr. 8:6; 9:25; 12:3; Isa. 30:16; 31:1; Jer. 4:29; Zech. 10:5; Rev. 9:16-18; on camels, 1 Sam. 30:17. See: Armies.
  

• Chariot

  [nave] CHARIOT For war, Ex. 14:7, 9, 25; Josh. 11:4; 1 Sam. 13:5; 1 Kin. 20:1, 25; 2 Kin. 6:14; 2 Chr. 12:2, 3; Psa. 20:7; 46:9; Jer. 46:9; 47:3; 51:21; Joel 2:5; Nah. 2:3, 4; 3:2. Wheels of Pharaoh's, providentially taken off, Ex...
  

• Amorites

  [nave] AMORITES Descendants of Canaan, Gen. 10:15, 16; 1 Chr. 1:13, 14. Were giants, Amos 2:9. Struck by Chedorlaomer and rescued by Abraham, Gen. 14. Territory of, Gen. 14:7; Num. 13:29; 21:13; Deut. 1:4, 7, 19; 3:8, 9; Josh. 5...
  

• HURAM

  [smith] (noble born). A Benjamite; son of Bela, the first-born of the patriarch. (1 Chronicles 8:5) The form in which the name of the king of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon --and elsewhere given as HIRAM, OR HURAM-- appe...
  

• NEW MOON

  [smith] The first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. In addition to the daily sacrifice there were offered two young bullocks, a ram and seven lambs of the first year as a burnt offering, with the proper meat offering...
  

• SOCOH

  [smith] the name of two towns in the tribe of Judah. In the district of the Shefelah. (Joshua 15:35; 1 Samuel 17:1; 2 Chronicles 11:7; 8:18) In the time of Eusebius it bore the name of Socchoth, and lay between eight and nine ...
  

• Ark

  [nave] ARK 1. Noah's. Directions for building of, Gen. 6:14-16. Noah and family preserved in, Gen. 6:18; 7:8; Matt. 24:38; Heb. 11:7; 1 Pet. 3:20. Animals saved in, Gen. 6:19, 20; 7:1-16. 2. Of Bulrushes, Ex. 2:3. 3. In the Tab...
  

• David

  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Solomon Completing His Work

  

• Who were Solomons wives?
  You will not find the names of all of Solomon's wives. If they were recorded, it would be a book in and of itself. We know that one of his wives was the daughter of Pharaoh (1 Kings 9:16; 2 Chronicles 8:11). And we are told h...

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