Verse 8
2 Chronicles 8:8
New Living Translation
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These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve as forced laborers to this day.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִן בְּנֵי/הֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נוֹתְר֤וּ אַחֲרֵי/הֶם֙ בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא כִלּ֖וּ/ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יַּעֲלֵ֤/ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְ/מַ֔ס עַ֖ד הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
From the descendants of them who were left after them in the land which the children of Israel had not destroyed, Solomon made them into a tribute until this day.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that...
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2
Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled I...
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3
Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.
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4
He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.
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5
He fortified the towns of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installi...
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6
He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses...
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7
There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amo...
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8
These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscr...
9
But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them t...
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10
King Solomon appointed 250 of them to supervise the people.
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11
Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built fo...
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12
Then Solomon presented burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar he had built for him in front of the...
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13
He offered the sacrifices for the Sabbaths, the new moon festivals, and the three annual festivals —...
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14
In assigning the priests to their duties, Solomon followed the regulations of his father, David. He...
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15
Solomon did not deviate in any way from David’s commands concerning the priests and Levites and the...
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16
So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the LORD was carried out, f...
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17
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18
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