geneva - 1Kings:9:10-28

geneva@1Kings:9:10 @ And at the ende of twentie yeeres, when Salomon had buylded the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the Kings palace,

geneva@1Kings:9:11 @ (For the which Hiram the King of Tyrus had brought to Salomon timber of cedar, and firre trees, and golde, and whatsoeuer he desired) then King Salomon gaue to Hiram twentie cities in the land of Galil.

geneva@1Kings:9:12 @ And Hiram came out from Tyrus to see the cities which Salomon had giuen him, & they pleased him not.

geneva@1Kings:9:13 @ Therefore hee sayde, What cities are these which thou hast giuen me, my brother? And hee called them the land of Cabul vnto this day.

geneva@1Kings:9:14 @ And Hiram sent to the king (note:)For his tribute toward the building.(:note) sixscore The common talent was about 60 pound weight. talents of gold.

geneva@1Kings:9:15 @ And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and (note:)Millo was as the town house or place of assembly which was open above.(:note) Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

geneva@1Kings:9:16 @ Pharaoh King of Egypt had come vp, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slew the Canaanites, that dwelt in the citie, and gaue it for a present vnto his daughter Salomons wife.

geneva@1Kings:9:17 @ (Therefore Salomon builte Gezer and Beth-horon the nether,

geneva@1Kings:9:18 @ And Baalath and Tamor in the wildernes of the land,

geneva@1Kings:9:19 @ And all the cities (note:)Cities for his ammunition.(:note) of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

geneva@1Kings:9:20 @ [And] all the people [that were] (note:)These were as bondmen and paid what was required, either labour or money.(:note) left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not of the children of Israel,

geneva@1Kings:9:21 @ To wit, their children that were left after them in the lande, whome the children of Israel were not able to destroy, those did Salomo make tributaries vnto this day.

geneva@1Kings:9:22 @ But of the children of Israel did Salomon make no bondmen: but they were men of warre and his seruants, and his princes, & his captaines, and rulers of his charets and his horsemen.

geneva@1Kings:9:23 @ These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon's work, (note:)The overseers of Solomon's works were divided into three parts: the first contained 3300, the second 300, and the third 250 who were Israelites. Here are the two last parts, which make 550. See (2Ch_8:10).(:note) five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

geneva@1Kings:9:24 @ And Pharaohs daughter came vp from the citie of Dauid vnto the house which Salomon had built for her: then did he buylde Millo.

geneva@1Kings:9:25 @ And thrise a yere did Salomon offer burnt offringes and peace offrings vpon the altar which he built vnto the Lord: and hee burnt incense vpon the altar that was before the Lorde, when hee had finished the house.

geneva@1Kings:9:26 @ Also King Salomon made a nauie of ships in Ezeon-geber, which is beside Eloth, and the brinke of the red Sea, in the land of Edom.

geneva@1Kings:9:27 @ And Hiram sent with the nauie his seruats, that were mariners, and had knowledge of the sea, with the seruants of Salomon.

geneva@1Kings:9:28 @ And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, (note:)In (2Ch_8:18), 30 more are mentioned who seem to have been employed for their wages.(:note) four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king Solomon.