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And the priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the instruments of music to Yahweh, which King David had made for giving thanks to Yahweh—"for His lovingkindness endures forever"—whenever he gave praise by their hand, while the priests on the other side blew trumpets; and all Israel was standing.

And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, with gladness and goodness of heart because of the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David and to Solomon and to Israel His people.

Thus Solomon completed the house of Yahweh and the king's house; and all that had come into Solomon's heart to do in the house of Yahweh and in his house, he did successfully.

Now it happened at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house

and Baalath and all the storage cities which Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

But Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his chief captains and his chariot commanders and his horsemen.

And according to the judgment of his father David, he caused the divisions of the priests to stand for their service, and the Levites for their responsibilities to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded.

And Huram by the hand of his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon's servants to Ophir, and took from there 450 talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon.

the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the disposition of his attendants and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of Yahweh, so that there was no more spirit in her.

Blessed be Yahweh your God who delighted in you, to set you on His throne as king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel to cause them to stand forever, therefore He gave you as king over them, to do justice and righteousness."

And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

And they brought every man his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, a set amount year by year.

And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David; and his son Rehoboam became king in his place.

"Your father made our yoke harsh; but now, lighten the harsh service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."

Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had stood before his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you counsel me to respond to this people?"

So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God, that Yahweh might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him and he died. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

‘Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up and fight against your brothers; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh and returned from going against Jeroboam.

For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possession of land and went to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from ministering as priests to Yahweh—

And he set up priests of his own for the high places, for the goat demons and for the calves which he had made—