II Chronicles 8

vayehi miqqets esrim shanah asher banah shelomoh et-bet Adonai ve'et-beto

At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon constructed the House of GOD and his palace—

vehe'arim asher natan khuram lishlomoh banah shelomoh otam vayyoshev sham et-bene yisra'el

Solomon also rebuilt the cities that Huram had given to him, and settled Israelites in them—

vayyelekh shelomoh khamat tsovah vayyekhezaq aleha

Solomon marched against Hamath-zobah and overpowered it.

vayyiven et-tadmor bammidbar ve'et kol-are hammiskenot asher banah bakhamat

He built Tadmor in the desert and all the garrison towns that he built in Hamath.

vayyiven et-bet khoron ha'elyon ve'et-bet khoron hattakhton are matsor khomot delatayim uveriakh

He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

ve'et-ba'alat ve'et kol-are hammiskenot asher hayu lishlomoh ve'et kol-are harekhev ve'et are happarashim ve'et kol-khesheq shelomoh asher khashaq livnot birushalai͏m uvallevanon uvekhol erets memshalto

as well as Baalath and all of Solomon’s garrison towns, chariot towns, and towns for his riders—everything that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem and in the Lebanon, and throughout the territory that he ruled.

kol-ha'am hannotar min-hakhitti veha'emori vehapperizzi vehakhivvi vehayevusi asher lo miyyisra'el hemmah

All the people that were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, none of whom were of Israelite stock—

min-benehem asher noteru akharehem ba'arets asher lo-khillum bene yisra'el vayya'alem shelomoh lemas ad hayyom hazzeh

those of their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the Israelites had not annihilated—these Solomon subjected to forced labor, as is still the case.

umin-bene yisra'el asher lo-natan shelomoh la'avadim limlakhto ki-hemmah anshe milkhamah vesare shalishayw vesare rikhbo ufarashayw

But the Israelites, none of whom Solomon enslaved for his works, served as soldiers and as his chief officers, and as commanders of his chariots and riders.

ve'elleh sare (hntsyvym) [hannitsavim] asher-lammelekh shelomoh khamishim umatayim harodim ba'am

These were King Solomon’s prefects—250 supervisors over the people.

ve'et-bat-paroh he'elah shelomoh me'ir david labbayit asher banah-lah ki amar lo-teshev isha li bevet david melekh-yisra'el ki-qodesh hemmah asher-ba'ah-alehem aron Adonai

Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter from the City of David to the palace that he had built for her, for he said, “No wife of mine shall dwell in a palace of King David of Israel, for [the area] is sacred since the Ark of GOD has entered it.”

az he'elah shelomoh olot la-Adonai al mizbakh Adonai asher banah lifne ha'ulam

At that time, Solomon offered burnt offerings on the altar that he had built in front of the porch.

uvidvar-yom beyom leha'alot kemitsvat mosheh lashabbatot velekhodashim velammo'adot shalosh pe'amim bashanah bekhag hammatsot uvekhag hashavu'ot uvekhag hassukkot

What was due for each day he sacrificed according to the commandment of Moses for the sabbaths, the new moons, and the thrice-yearly festivals—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.

vayya'amed kemishpat david-aviv et-makhleqot hakkohanim al-avodatam vehaleviyyim al-mishmerotam lehallel ulesharet neged hakkohanim lidvar-yom beyomo vehasho'arim bemakhleqotam lesha'ar vasha'ar ki khen mitsvat david ish-ha'elohim

Following the prescription of his father David, he set up the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites for their watches, to praise and to serve alongside the priests, according to each day’s requirement, and the gatekeepers in their watches, gate by gate, for such was the commandment of David, the agent of God.

velo saru mitsvat hammelekh al-hakkohanim vehaleviyyim lekhol-davar vela'otsarot

They did not depart from the commandment of the king relating to the priests and the Levites in all these matters and also relating to the treasuries.

vattikkon kol-melekhet shelomoh ad-hayyom musad bet-Adonai ve'ad-keloto shalem bet Adonai

And all of Solomon’s work was well executed from the day the House of GOD was founded until the House of GOD was completed to perfection.

az halakh shelomoh le'etsyon-gever ve'el-elot al-sefat hayyam be'erets edom

At that time Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seacoast of the land of Edom.

vayyishlakh-lo khuram beyad-avadayw (vnyvt) [oniyyot] va'avadim yode'e yam vayyavo'u im-avde shelomoh ofirah vayyiqkhu misham arba-me'ot vakhamishim kikkar zahav vayyavi'u el-hammelekh shelomoh

Huram sent him, under the charge of servants, a fleet with a crew of expert seamen; they went with Solomon’s men to Ophir, and obtained gold there in the amount of 450 talents, which they brought to King Solomon.