II Chronicles · Chapter 8 King James Version

II Chronicles 8:1

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The Scripture

(1) And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

After completing the temple and his own house over twenty years, Solomon built and fortified numerous cities, including Tadmor and the store cities in Hamath, and organized the Canaanite peoples remaining in the land into forced labor. He also regularly offered sacrifices at the temple according to the law of Moses and organized the priests and Levites in their courses of service.

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