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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...
  [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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• ABIJAH OR ABIJAM

  [smith] (my father is Jehovah). Son and successor of Rehoboam on the throne of Judah. (1 Kings 4:21; 2 Chronicles 12:16) He is called ABIA, ABIAH, OR ABIJAH in Chronicles, ABIJAM in Kings. He began to reign B.C. 959, and reign...
  

• EZIONGABER, OR EZIONGEBER

  [smith] (giant?s backbone), (Numbers 33:35; 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26; 22:48; 2 Chronicles 8:17) the last station named for the encampment of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin. It probably stood at Ain el-Ghudyan...
  

• 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 ...
  

• Elath

  [nave] ELATH, called also Eloth. A city of Idumea, Deut. 2:8; 1 Kin. 9:26; 2 Chr. 8:17. Conquest of, by Uzziah, 2 Chr. 26:2; by the Syrians, 2 Kin. 16:6.
  

• Mariner

  [nave] MARINER. 1 Kin. 9:27; 2 Chr. 8:18; Isa. 42:10; Ezek. 27:27. Perils of, Psa. 107:23-30; Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:17-44. Cowardice of, Acts 27:30. See: Commerce; Sailors; Ship.
  

• Priest

  [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....
  

• Prophets

  [nave] PROPHETS Called Seers, 1 Sam. 9:19; 2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 2 Kin. 17:13; 1 Chr. 9:22; 29:29; 2 Chr. 9:29; 12:15; 29:30; Isa. 30:10; Mic. 3:7. Schools of, 1 Kin. 20:35; 2 Kin. 2:3-15; 4:1, 38; 9:1. Kept the chronicles, 1 Chr....
  

• Foundation

  [nave] FOUNDATION Deut. 32:22; Josh. 6:26; 1 Sam. 2:8; 2 Sam. 22:8, 16; 1 Kin. 5:17; 6:37; 7:9; 16:34; 2 Chr. 3:3; 8:16; 23:5; Ezra 3:3, 10; 4:12; 5:16; 6:3; Job 4:19; 22:16; 38:4; Psa. 11:3; 18:7, 15; 82:5; 87:1; 89:14; 97:2; 102:...
  

• Feasts

  [nave] FEASTS Ancient customs at: Men alone present at, Gen. 40:20; 43:32, 34; 1 Sam. 9:22; Esth. 1:8; Mark 6:21; Luke 14:24; women alone, Esth. 1:9. Men and women attend, Ex. 32:6, with vs. 2,3;Dan. 5:1-3. Riddles propounded at,...
  

• 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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