2 Chronicles 8
- 1At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
- 2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to live there.
- 3And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and overcame it.
- 4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
- 5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars.
- 6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his rule.
- 7As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
- 8But of their children, who were left after them in the land, who the children of Israel did not destroy, Solomon made them slave laborers until this day.
- 9But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work. But they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
- 10And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bore rule over the people.
- 11And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her. For he said, My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, to which the ark of the Lord has come.
- 12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,
- 13Even after a rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the Feast of Bread Made Without Yeast, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
- 14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the gatekeepers also by their courses at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.
- 15And they did not turn away from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
- 16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.
- 17Then Solomon went to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
- 18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants who had knowledge of the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there about 17 tons of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Chronicles 8 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
GIGAKJVAt the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
KJVThat the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
GIGAKJVThat the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to live there.
KJVAnd Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
GIGAKJVAnd Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and overcame it.
KJVAlso he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
GIGAKJVAlso he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars.
KJVAnd Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
GIGAKJVAnd Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his rule.
KJVAs for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
GIGAKJVAs for all the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
KJVBut of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
GIGAKJVBut of their children, who were left after them in the land, who the children of Israel did not destroy, Solomon made them slave laborers until this day.
KJVBut of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
GIGAKJVBut of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work. But they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
KJVAnd these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
GIGAKJVAnd these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bore rule over the people.
KJVAnd Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.
GIGAKJVAnd Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her. For he said, My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, to which the ark of the Lord has come.
KJVThen Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,
GIGAKJVThen Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,
KJVEven after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
GIGAKJVEven after a rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the Feast of Bread Made Without Yeast, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
KJVAnd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
GIGAKJVAnd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the gatekeepers also by their courses at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.
KJVAnd they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
GIGAKJVAnd they did not turn away from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
KJVNow all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.
GIGAKJVNow all the work of Solomon was prepared to the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.
KJVThen went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
GIGAKJVThen Solomon went to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants who had knowledge of the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there about 17 tons of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
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