Solomon

Moreover Solomon made the middle of the court holy that was before the LORD’s house; for there he offered the burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat.

So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that the LORD had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

Thus Solomon finished the LORD’s house, and the king’s house: and he successfully completed all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the LORD’s house, and in his own house.

The LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself for a house of sacrifice.

At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house, and his own house,

the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume, of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.

But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

These were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people.

Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”

Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

Now all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the foundation of the LORD’s house, and until it was finished. So the LORD’s house was completed.

Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.

Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.

Solomon told her all her questions; and there was not anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.

When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

The servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.