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Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 8

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2 Chronicles 8 NWT - New World Translation2 Chronicles 8 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 8 of 2 Chronicles—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And it came about at the end of twenty years,1 in which Solʹo·mon had built the house of Jehovah2 and his own house,3
  2. that the cities that Hiʹram[a]4 had given to Solʹo·mon—Solʹo·mon rebuilt them and then caused the sons of Israel to dwell there.
  3. Furthermore, Solʹo·mon went to Haʹmath-zoʹbah and prevailed over it.
  4. Then he rebuilt Tadʹmor[b] in the wilderness and all the storage5 cities that he had built in Haʹmath.6
  5. And he went on to build Upper Beth-hoʹron7 and Lower Beth-hoʹron,8 fortified cities with walls,9 doors and bar,10
  6. and Baʹal·ath11 and all the storage cities that had become Solʹo·mon’s and all the chariot cities12 and the cities for the horsemen13 and every desirable thing of Solʹo·mon14 that he had desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebʹa·non15 and in all the land of his dominion.
  7. ¶ As for all the people that were left over of the Hitʹtites16 and the Amʹor·ites17 and the Perʹiz·zites18 and the Hiʹvites19 and the Jebʹu·sites,20 who were no part of Israel,21
  8. from their sons that had been left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel had not exterminated,22 Solʹo·mon kept levying23 men[c] for forced labor until this day.24
  9. But there were none out of the sons of Israel that Solʹo·mon constituted slaves for his work;25 for they were warriors26 and chiefs of his adjutants and chiefs of his charioteers27 and of his horsemen.28
  10. These were the chiefs of the deputies29 that belonged to King Solʹo·mon, two hundred and fifty, the foremen over the people.30
  11. ¶ And Pharʹaoh’s daughter31 Solʹo·mon brought up out of the City of David32 to the house that he had built for her,33 for he said: “Although a wife of mine, she should not dwell in the house of David the king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of Jehovah has come are something holy.”34
  12. ¶ It was then that Solʹo·mon offered up burnt sacrifices35 to Jehovah upon the altar36 of Jehovah that he had built before the porch,37
  13. even as a daily38 matter of course to make offerings according to the commandment of Moses for the sabbaths39 and for the new moons40 and for the appointed festivals41 three times in the year,42 at the festival of unfermented cakes43 and at the festival of the weeks44 and at the festival of the booths.45
  14. Further, he set the divisions46 of the priests over their services according to the rule of David his father,47 and the Levites48 at their posts of duty, to praise49 and to minister50 in front of the priests as a daily matter of course,51 and the gatekeepers in their divisions for the different gates,52 for such was the commandment of David the man of the [true] God.[d]
  15. And they did not turn aside from the king’s commandment to the priests and the Levites concerning any matter and concerning the supplies.53
  16. So Solʹo·mon’s work was all in a prepared54 state from the day of the foundation-laying of the house of Jehovah until it was finished.55 [So] the house of Jehovah was complete.56
  17. ¶ It was then that Solʹo·mon went to Eʹzi·on-geʹber57 and to Eʹloth58 upon the shore of the sea in the land of Eʹdom.59
  18. And Hiʹram60 regularly sent to him by means of his servants ships and servants having a knowledge of the sea,61 and they would come with Solʹo·mon’s servants to Oʹphir62 and take from there four hundred and fifty talents[e]63 of gold64 and bring it to King Solʹo·mon.65

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Hiram,” LXXSyVg; M, “Huram.”
  2. ^ “Tadmor,” MLXXSy; Vg, “Palmyra.”
  3. ^ Lit., “them.”
  4. ^ “The man of the [true] God.” Heb., ʼish-ha·ʼElo·himʹ. See App 1F.
  5. ^ See App 8A.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 9:10
  2. ^ 1Ki 6:37, 38
  3. ^ 1Ki 7:1
  4. ^ 2Sa 5:11; 1Ki 5:2
  5. ^ 1Ki 9:19
  6. ^ 2Sa 8:9; 2Ki 14:28
  7. ^ Jos 16:5; 1Ch 7:24
  8. ^ Jos 16:3; 1Ki 9:17
  9. ^ Nu 32:17; De 28:52; 2Ki 10:2; 2Ch 12:4
  10. ^ De 3:5
  11. ^ Jos 19:44; 1Ki 9:18
  12. ^ 1Ki 4:26
  13. ^ 1Ki 9:19
  14. ^ Ec 2:10
  15. ^ Jg 3:3; 1Ki 9:19
  16. ^ Ge 15:20; De 7:1; 1Ki 11:1; 2Ki 7:6
  17. ^ Ge 15:21
  18. ^ Ex 34:11
  19. ^ Ex 23:23
  20. ^ Nu 13:29
  21. ^ 1Ki 9:20
  22. ^ Jos 15:63; 17:12; Ps 106:34
  23. ^ 1Ki 9:21
  24. ^ Jos 16:10; 2Ch 2:17
  25. ^ Ex 19:6; Le 25:39
  26. ^ 1Sa 8:12
  27. ^ 1Sa 8:11
  28. ^ 1Ki 9:22
  29. ^ 1Ki 5:16
  30. ^ 1Ki 9:23
  31. ^ 1Ki 3:1
  32. ^ 1Ki 9:24
  33. ^ 1Ki 7:8
  34. ^ Ex 29:43
  35. ^ Le 1:3
  36. ^ 2Ch 4:1
  37. ^ 1Ki 6:3; Eze 8:16
  38. ^ Ex 29:38; Nu 28:3
  39. ^ Nu 28:9
  40. ^ Nu 10:10; 28:11
  41. ^ Ex 23:14; Le 23:4
  42. ^ De 16:16
  43. ^ Le 23:6
  44. ^ Le 23:16; Ac 2:1
  45. ^ Le 23:34
  46. ^ 1Ch 24:1; 2Ch 5:11; Lu 1:5
  47. ^ 1Ch 23:3
  48. ^ 1Ch 15:16; 25:1
  49. ^ 1Ch 6:31; 16:42
  50. ^ 1Ch 16:4; 24:31
  51. ^ 2Ch 35:10
  52. ^ 1Ch 9:17; 26:1
  53. ^ 1Ch 9:29; 26:20
  54. ^ 1Ki 5:18
  55. ^ 1Ki 6:1, 7
  56. ^ 1Ki 7:51
  57. ^ Nu 33:35; 1Ki 22:48; 2Ch 20:36
  58. ^ De 2:8; 2Ki 14:22; 16:6
  59. ^ Ge 36:1; 1Ki 9:26
  60. ^ 2Sa 5:11
  61. ^ 1Ki 9:27
  62. ^ 1Ki 22:48; Ps 45:9
  63. ^ Ex 38:24
  64. ^ 1Ki 10:22; 2Ch 9:13
  65. ^ Ec 2:8

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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