Holman Christian Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 8:8-13 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8. their descendants who remained in the land after them, those the Israelites had not completely destroyed — Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is this way today.

9. But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to be slaves for his work; they were soldiers, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.

10. These were King Solomon’s deputies: 250 who ruled over the people.

11. Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to the house he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel because the places the ark of the Lord has come into are holy.”

12. At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar he had made in front of the portico.

13. He followed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths.