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25 1 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the store-houses

the castles, nous cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: 26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub. 27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 28 And over the olive-trees and the sycamoretrees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: 31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

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Solomon is made king.

CHAP. XXIX.

The death of David. 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, as king instead of David his father, and prosper- and thirty and three years reigned he in Je ed; and all Israel obeyed him. rusalem.

24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and 28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, all the sons likewise of king David, submitted riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reignthemselves unto Solomon the king. ed in his stead.

25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 ¶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was

29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 30 With all his reign and his might, and the. times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

¶The Second Book of the CHRONICLES.

CHAP. I.

Solomon's offering at Gibeon.

ND Solomon the son of David was strength

Aened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.

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2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore 4 But the ark of God had David brought up thousand to hew in the mountain, and three from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David thousand and six hundred to oversee them. had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

5 Moreover, the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I build a house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen before him sweet incense, and for the continual altar before the LORD, which was at the taber-shew-bread, and for the burnt-offerings morning nacle of the congregation, and offered a thou-and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the newsand burnt-offerings upon it. moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD 7¶ In that night did God appear unto Solomon, our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 5 And the house which I build is great: for 8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shew-great is our God above all gods. ed great mercy unto David my father, and hast 6 But who is able to build him a house, seeing made me to reign in his stead. the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot con

9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto Da-tain him? who am I then that I should build him vid my father be established: for thou hast made a house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? ine king over a people like the dust of the earth 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to in multitude. work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in 10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and I may go out and come in before this people: for that can skill to grave with the cunning men that who can judge this thy people, that is so great? are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was David my father did provide.

in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, 8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algumwealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, trees out of Lebanon: (for I know that thy serneither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked vants 4n skill to cut timber in Lebanon ;) and wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, mayest judge my people, over whom I have 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for made thee king: the house which I am about to build shall be won

12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto derful great. thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, 10 And behold, I will give to thy servants, the and honour, such as none of the kings have had hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand meathat have been before thee, neither shall there sures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand any after thee have the like.

13 ¶ Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths
of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 T Then Huram the king of Tyre answered
in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because
the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made

14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horse- thee king over them. men and he had a thousand and four hundred 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who he placed in the chariot-cities, and with the hath given to David the king a wise son, endued king at Jerusalem. with prudence and understanding, that might 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusa-build a house for the LORD, and a house for his lem as plenteous as stones, and cedar-trees made kingdom. he as the sycamore-trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

16 And Solomon had horses brought out of

13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 14 The son of a woman of the daughters of

The measure, &c. of the temple.

II. CHRONICLES.

The courts, instruments, &c. Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to was on the top of each of them was five cubits. work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in 16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in put them on the heads of the pillars; and made a fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any man-hundred pomegranates,and put them on thechains. ner of graving, and to find out every device which 17 And he reared up the pillars before the temshall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and ple, one on the right hand, and the other on the with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. left; and called the name of that on the right hand 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. oil, and the wine which my lord hath spoken of, CHAP. IV. Altar of brass, molten sea, &c.

let him send unto his servants;

16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as MOREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenmuch as thou shalt need and we will bring it ty cubits the length thereof, and twenty to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the carry it up to Jerusalem. height thereof.

17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers 2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits that were in the land of Israel, after the number- from brim to brim, round in compass, and five ing wherewith David his father had numbered cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty them; and they were found a hundred and fifty cubits did compass it round about. thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of which did compass it round about: ten in a cuthem to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore bit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three of oxen were cast, when it was cast. thousand and six hundred overseers to set the 4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking topeople a-work.

CHAP. III.

Building of Solomon's temple. THEN Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

ward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their binder parts were inward. 5 And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.

2 And he began to build in the second day of the 6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: 31 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was a hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

such things as they offered for the burnt-offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.

7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basons of gold. 9¶ Furthermore he made the court of the priests, 5 And the greater house he ceiled with fir-tree, and the great court, and doors for the court, and which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon overlaid the doors of them with brass. palm-trees and chains.

6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;

7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and 8 And he made the most holy house, the length the chapiters which were on the top of the two pilwhereof was according to the breadth of the lars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pomhouse, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof mels of the chapiters which were on the top of twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, the pillars; amounting to six hundred talents.

9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

10And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image-work, and overlaid them with gold. 11 T And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. 14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, of bright brass.

17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

19¶ And Solomon made all the vessels that were 14 T And he made the vail of blue, and purple, for the house of God, the golden altar also, and and crimson, and fine linen; and wrought cheru- the tables whereon the shew-bread was set; bims thereon. 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, 15 Also he made before the house two pillars of that they should burn after the manner before the thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that oracle, of pure gold;

A cloud filleth the temple.

CHAP. V, VI. 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; 22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. CHAP. V.

The solemn induction of the ark.

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Solomon's prayer

4 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose Í any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name

there have chosen David to be

7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel;

house of the LORD was finished: and Solo-over my people Israel. mon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

8 But the LORD said to David my father, For2 T Then Solomon assembled the elders of Is-asmuch as it was in thy heart to build a house for rael, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.

my name,thou didst well in that it was in thy heart: 9 Notwithstanding, thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. 10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 5 And they brought up the ark, and the taber- 11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the nacle of the congregation, and all the holy ves-covenant of the LORD, that he made with the sels that were in the tabernacle, these did the children of Israel. priests and the Levites bring up.

4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

12 T And he stood before the altar of the LORD

and spread forth his hands:

6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could 13 (For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of not be told nor numbered for multitude. five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the cove- cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: nant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:

8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark, and the staves thereof above. 9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,) 14 And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast ful10 There was nothing in the ark save the two filled it with thy hand, as it is this day. tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when 16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep the LORD made a covenant with the children of with thy servant David my father that which Israel, when they came out of Egypt. thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not

11 ¶ And it came to pass, when the priests were fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne come out of the holy place: (for all the priests of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to that were present were sanctified, and did not their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walk then wait by course: ed before me.

12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all 17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto their sons and their brethren; being arrayed in thy servant David.

white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven them a hundred and twenty priests sounding of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less with trumpets :) this house which I have built!

13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy singers were as one, to make one sound to be servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and God, to hearken unto the cry and the pray:1 when they lifted up their voice with the trum which thy servant prayeth before thee: pets and cymbals and instruments of music, and 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for day and night, upon the place whereof thou has: his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house said, that thou wouldest put thy name there; to was filled with a cloud,even the house of the LORD; hearken unto the prayer which thy servant pray14 So that the priests could not stand to minis eth toward this place. ter by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. CHAP. VI.

Solomon blesseth God.

THEN said Solomon, The LORD hath said that
he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2 But I have built a house of habitation for thee,
and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling-place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

22 T If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; 3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the 23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and whole congregation of Israel: and all the con- judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by gregatio of Israel stood. Trecompensing his way upon his own head: and

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