Passage

2 Chronicles 8.4-6

Book: 2 Chronicles · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"2. that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3. And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it."

"4. And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store - cities, which he built in Hamath. 5. Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6. and Baalath, and all the store - cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion."

"7. As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, that were not of Israel; 8. of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day." (2 Chronicles 8:2-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"2. Solomon built the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3. Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it."

"4. He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath. 5. Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6. and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion."

"7. As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel; 8. of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume, of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day." (2 Chronicles 8:2-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"2. That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3. And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it."

"4. And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5. Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6. And 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. ^{all that: Heb. all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build}"

"7. As 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, 8. But 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." (2 Chronicles 8:2-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"2. As to the cities that Huram hath given to Solomon, Solomon hath built them, and there he causeth the sons of Israel to dwell. 3. And Solomon goeth to Hamath-Zobah, and layeth hold upon it;"

"4. and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath. 5. And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower, cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar, 6. and Baalath, and all the cities of store that Solomon had, and all the cities of the chariot, and the cities of the horsemen, and all the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion."

"7. All the people who are left of the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, who are not of Israel, 8. of their sons who have been left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel consumed not, doth Solomon lift up a tribute unto this day." (2 Chronicles 8:2-8, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Solomons Gates at Hazor Megiddo Gezer

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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