II Chronicles · Chapter 8 King James Version

II Chronicles 8:18

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The Scripture

(18) And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
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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