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OET-RV by cross-referenced section 2 CHR 8:1

2 CHR 8:1–8:18 ©

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King Shelomoh’s achievements

2 Chr 8:1–18

1 Ki 9:10–28

8After the twenty years that it took Shelomoh to build Yahweh’s temple and his palace, 2he rebuilt the cities that King Huram had given to him, and he got Israelis to live in them.

3Then Shelomoh attacked Hamat-Tsovah and captured it. 4He rebuilt Tadmore in the wilderness, and storage cities in the Hamat region. 5He rebuilt the fortified cities of Upper-Beyt-Horon and Lower-Beyt-Horon with walls and barred gates, 6as well as Baalat and all the storage cities, and all the cities for Shelomoh’s chariots and horsemen that he wanted to build in Yerushalem and Lebanon, and throughout his kingdom. 7All the people who lived in Yisrael but who were actually remnants of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Yebusites 8who were descendants of groups that the Israelis hadn’t completely destroyed, were forced to become Shelomoh’s labourers and they continue in that role until the present time. 9However, Shelomoh didn’t make the Israelis become labourers, because they became his soldiers, officers, chariot commanders, and horsemen. 10Some 250 Israelis were also King Shelomoh’s chief officials who had authority over the people.

11Shelomoh brought his wife, Far-oh’s (Pharaoh’s) daughter, up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, because he said, “My wife mustn’t live in the palace of Yisrael’s King David, because the places where Yahweh’s box has been are sacred.”

12Then Shelomoh sacrificed burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar that had been built in front of the temple’s porch. 13He followed Mosheh’s instructions about the daily sacrifices for the rest days and the new moons, and for the appointed three times per year: the Celebration of Flat Bread, the Harvest Festival, and the Celebration Living in Shelters.[ref] 14Then as his father David had instructed, he assigned the priests into divisions for their various tasks, and the Levites who would praise and minister in front of the priests and help in their daily tasks, and gatekeepers in their divisions at the various gates. That was all what David, the man of God had commanded. 15The priests and Levites followed the king’s instructions concerning all their duties, as well as their supervision of the treasuries.

16So now, all of Shelomoh’s work on Yahweh’s temple was completed—from the foundation through to it’s completion and operation.

17Then Shelomoh went to Etsyon-Gever and to Eylat on the edge of the ocean, in the Edom region. 18King Huram (from Tsor/Tyre) sent ships to him as his servants who knew the sea well. Then Shelomoh’s men boarded the ships and sailed with them to Ofir, where they obtained fifteen tonnes of gold and brought it back to King Shelomoh.


10It took twenty years for Shelomoh to construct the temple for Yahweh and the palace for himself. 11King Hiram from Tsor (Tyre), had supported Shelomoh with cedar and cypress logs, and with goldas much as he’d needed. So King Shelomoh gave him twenty cities in the Galilee region, 12but when Hiram came down from Tsor to see the cities that Shelomoh had given him, he wasn’t very happy about them 13and asked, “My friend, what sort of cities are these that you’ve given me?” and he called the area ‘Kabul’ (meaning ‘Worthless’), which it’s still called to this day. 14Hiram had sent four tonnes of gold to Shelomoh.

15Now this is the matter of the forced labour that King Shelomoh brought up to build Yahweh’s residence and his palace, the raised terraces and the Yerushalem city wall, and the cities of Hatsor, Megiddo and Gezer. 16(Egypt’s King Far-oh had seized Gezer and set fire to it and killed the Canaanites who had lived in the city. Then he’d given it as a wedding present to his daughter when Shelomoh had married her.) 17Shelomoh rebuilt Gezer and lower Beyt-Horon, 18Baalat, Tadmor in the Yehudah wilderness, 19all of Shelomoh’s storehouse cities, and the cities for his chariots and horses. They also built whatever else Shelomoh wanted—in Yerushalem, in Lebanon, and in the entire area of his dominion. 20All the remaining Amorite, Hittite, Perizzite, Hivite, and Yebusite people (they weren’t descendants of Yisrael), 21had descendants who continued living in Yisrael. These were people groups that the Israelis hadn’t been able to annihilate so Shelomoh used them for forced labour (where they remain to this day). 22But he didn’t consign any Israelis to slavehood, because they were his warriors and servants, and his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and horsemen. 23Some were commanders of the five hundred and fifty work supervisors.

24Once Far-oh’s daughter moved out of the City of David to the palace that he’d built for her, then he built the raised terraces.

25Shelomoh offered burnt offerings and peace offerings three times that year on the altar that he’d built for Yahweh, and he burnt incense to Yahweh with it, and he completed the temple.[ref]

26King Shelomoh constructed a fleet of ships in Ezion-Geber, which is near Eylot on the shore of the Red Sea in the Edom region. 27King Hiram sent some of his servants who were experienced sailors to serve with Shelomoh’s men. 28They sailed to Ofir and brought back fourteen tonnes of gold that they took to Shelomoh.


Collected OET-RV cross-references

Num 28:9-10:

9“On the Rest Day, it must be two one-year-old, male lambs with no defects, along with 2 kilograms of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as the drink offering. 10That will be burnt every Rest Day, in addition to the regular daily burnt offering and its drink offering.

Num 28:11-15:

11On the first day of each month, you all must bring Yahweh a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old, male lambs with no defects. 12Each bull must be offered with three kilograms of fine flour mixed with oil, each ram with two kilograms, 13and each lamb with one kilogram. All of that will be a burnt offering with an aroma that will be pleasing to Yahweh. 14Their respective drink offerings will be two litres of wine with the bull, 1.3 litres with the ram, and one litre with each lamb. That will be the burnt offering for the start of each new month throughout the year. 15In addition to those burnt offerings and drink offerings, a male goat must also be presented to Yahweh as a sin offering.

Exo 23:14-17:

14You must celebrate me three times every year. 151/ You must observe the Flat Bread Celebration. You must eat unleavened bread for seven days as I commanded you, in late March or early April because that’s when you came out from Egypt. You mustn’t come without an offering.[ref]

162/ You must observe the Spring Harvest Celebration, bringing the first portion of your harvests from what you planted.

3/ You must observe the Finished Harvest Celebration at the end of the year, after you’ve finished harvesting everything you planted. 17So all your males must gather in front of the master Yahweh three times each year.


23:15: Exo 12:14-20; Lev 23:6-8; Num 28:17-25.

34:22-23:

22In the spring when you begin to harvest the first wheat crop, you must have a Celebration of Weeks, and at the end of the year in the autumn, have a Finished Harvest Celebration.[ref]

23Three times every year, all your men must present themselves before me—Isra’el’s god, the master Yahweh.


34:22: a Exo 23:16; Lev 23:15-21; Num 28:26-31; b Lev 23:39-43.

Num 28:16–29:39:

16“Yahweh’s ‘passoverceremony will start on the 14th of the first month (Nisan = March/April) each year.[ref] 17The 15th will be the start of the celebration—all your bread must be made without any rising agent.[ref] 18That first day, there’s to be a sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day. 19You all must offer two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old lambs with no defects to be burnt on the fire. 20Their associated grain offerings must be three kilograms of fine flour mixed with olive for the bull, two kilograms for the ram, 21and one kilogram for each of the seven lambs. 22Also, bring one male goat as a sin offering to make yourselves right with God. 23Those offerings must be in addition to the regular morning offerings 24and must be offered for each of the seven days. The aroma of those burnt offerings will be pleasing to Yahweh, along with the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. 25On the seventh day, there’s to be another sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day.

26“On the firstfruits day of the harvest festival, when you all present an offering of fresh grain to Yahweh, there’s to be a sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day.[ref] 27You all must present a burnt offering that’s a pleasing aroma for Yahweh, presenting two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs. 28Their associated grain offerings will be three kilograms of fine flour mixed with olive oil for each bull, two kilograms for the ram, 29and one kilogram for each of the lambs. 30Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God. 31Those offerings along with their drink offerings must be offered in addition to the regular burnt offering and drink offerings. Ensure that they have no defects.

29“On the first day of the seventh month (Tishrei = September/October) each year, there’s to be a sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day—it’ll be a day of blowing horns. 2You all must present a young bull, a ram, and seven one-year-old lambs, all with no defects as a burnt offering to be a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. 3Their associated grain offering will be three kilograms of fine flour mixed with olive oil with the bull, two kilograms with the ram, 4and one kilogram for each of the seven lambs. 5Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God. 6Those are in addition to the monthly and regular daily burnt offerings with their associated grain offerings and drink offerings. The aroma of those burnt offerings will be pleasing to Yahweh.

7“Each year on the 10th of this seventh month (Tishrei = September/October), there’s to be a sacred assembly. Don’t eat any food or do any regular work on that day.[ref] 8You all must present a young bull, a ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs as a burnt offering that will be a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. Ensure that they have no defects. 9Their associated grain offerings will be three kilograms of fine flour mixed with olive oil for the bull, two kilograms for the ram, 10and one kilogram for each of the seven lambs. 11Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat, in addition to the one to make yourselves right with God and the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

12“On the 15th of that seventh month, there’s to be another sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day which will begin seven days of celebration.[ref] 13“You all must present thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen one-year-old male lambs as a burnt offering that will be a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. Ensure that they have no defects. 14Their associated grain offerings will be three kilograms of fine flour mixed with olive oil for each bull, two kilograms for each ram, 15and one kilogram for each of the seven lambs. 16Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

17“On the second day, you all must offer twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen one-year-old male lambs without defects, 18and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 19Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

20“On the third day, the sacrifice will be eleven young bulls, two rams, fourteen year-old male lambs without defects, 21and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 22Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

23“On the fourth day, the sacrifice will be ten young bulls, two rams, fourteen year-old male lambs without defects, 24and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 25Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

26“On the fifth day, the sacrifice will be nine young bulls, two rams, fourteen year-old male lambs without defects, 27and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 28Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

29“On the sixth day, the sacrifice will be eight young bulls, two rams, fourteen year-old male lambs without defects, 30and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 31Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

32“On the seventh day, the sacrifice will be seven young bulls, two rams, fourteen year-old male lambs without defects, 33and their associated grain and drink offerings as already stipulated. 34Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

35“On the eighth and final day, there’s to be another sacred assembly. No regular work may be done that day. 36You all must present a young bull, a ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all unblemished, as a burnt offering that will be a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. 37Their associated grain and drink offerings must be as already stipulated. 38Also for your sins, sacrifice one male goat to make yourselves right with God, in addition to the regular burnt offerings with their associated grain and drink offerings.

39The above are the regulations for what you all must do for Yahweh at the appointed times, in addition to your vows and voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain and drink offerings, and your peace offerings.”


28:16: Exo 12:1-13; Deu 16:1-2.

28:17-25: Exo 12:14-20; 23:15; 34:18; Deu 16:3-8.

28:26-31: Exo 23:16; 34:22; Deu 16:9-12.

29:7-11: Lev 16:29-34.

29:12-38: Lev 23:34; Deu 16:13-15.

Deu 16:16:

16In summary, all your men must travel three times each year to the place that your god Yahweh will choose: at the Flat Bread Celebration, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Shelters. No man should come empty-handed,

Exo 23:17:

17So all your males must gather in front of the master Yahweh three times each year.

34:23:

23Three times every year, all your men must present themselves before me—Isra’el’s god, the master Yahweh.

Deu 16:16:

16In summary, all your men must travel three times each year to the place that your god Yahweh will choose: at the Flat Bread Celebration, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Shelters. No man should come empty-handed,

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