2 Chronicles 8:1-9

1NowH1961 at the endH7093 of the twentyH6242 yearsH8141 during whichH834 SolomonH8010 had builtH1129 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 andH853 his own palaceH1004, 2SolomonH8010 rebuiltH1129 the citiesH5892 HiramH23611 had givenH5414 himH8010 and settledH3427 IsraelitesH1121H3478 thereH8033.

3Then SolomonH8010 wentH1980 to Hamath-zobahH2578 and capturedH2388 itH5921. 4He builtH1129 TadmorH8412 in the wildernessH4057, in additionH853 to allH3605 the storeH4543 citiesH5892 thatH834 he had builtH1129 in HamathH2574. 5He rebuiltH1129 UpperH5945 and LowerH8481 Beth-horonH1032 as fortifiedH4692 citiesH5892 with wallsH2346, gatesH1817, and barsH1280, 6as well asH853 BaalathH1191, allH3605 the storeH4543 citiesH5892 thatH834 belonged toH1961 SolomonH8010, andH853 allH3605 the citiesH5892 for his chariotsH7393 andH853 horsesH65712—whateverH3605H2837 he desiredH2836 to buildH1129 in JerusalemH3389, LebanonH3844, and throughoutH3605 the landH776 of his dominionH4475.

7As for allH3605 the peopleH5971 who remainedH3498 ofH4480 the HittitesH2850, AmoritesH567, PerizzitesH6522, HivitesH2340, and JebusitesH2983 (these peopleH834 were notH3808 IsraelitesH3478H1992)— 8their descendantsH1121 whoH834 remainedH3498 in the landH776, those whomH834 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 had notH3808 destroyedH3615—SolomonH8010 conscripted these peopleH5927 to be forced laborersH4522, as they are toH5704 thisH3117 dayH2088.

9ButH4480 SolomonH8010 did notH3808 consignH5414 any of the IsraelitesH1121H3478 to slaveH5650 laborH4399, becauseH3588 theyH1992 were his menH582 of warH4421, the leaders ofH8269 his captainsH7991, and the commandersH8269 of his chariotsH7393 and cavalryH6571.