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その他のソロモンの事業
1ソロモンが王となってから二十年かかって、神殿と王宮が完成しました。 2そこでソロモンは、ツロの王フラムから譲り受けた町々の再建に力を入れ、イスラエル人の一部をそこに住まわせました。
3そのころ、ソロモンはハマテ・ツォバの町を攻めて占領し、 4荒野にタデモルの町を建て、物資の補給所としてハマテに幾つかの町を建てました。 5また、上ベテ・ホロンと下ベテ・ホロンの町を要塞化しました。この二つの町は共に物資の補給所で、城壁で囲まれ、門にはかんぬきがかけてありました。 6同じころ、バアラテその他の、物資の補給所となる町々や、戦車や馬を置く町々を建設しました。こうして王は、エルサレムとレバノンはじめ、すべての領地に建てたいと思っていたものをみな建設したのです。
7-8ソロモンは、イスラエル人が国内に残しておいた外国人の子孫であるヘテ人、エモリ人、ペリジ人、ヒビ人、エブス人を強制労働者として徴用しました。今日でもそうです。 9しかし、イスラエル人は奴隷としてではなく、兵士、将校、戦車隊員、騎兵隊員として用いました。 10また、イスラエル人のうち二百五十人を、行政全般を担当する役人に取り立てました。
11ソロモンはエジプトの王ファラオの娘であった妻を、エルサレムの一角にあるダビデの町から、彼女のために建てた新しい王宮に移しました。かねがね、「私の妻はダビデの家に住んではならない。そこは主の箱のある聖なる場所だからだ」と言っていたからです。
12それからソロモンは、神殿の玄関の前に築いた祭壇に、主のために焼き尽くすいけにえをささげました。 13いけにえの数は、モーセの指示どおり、日によって違いました。安息日、新月の祭り、それに年の三回の例祭である過越の祭り、七週の祭り、仮庵の祭りには、特別のいけにえをささげました。
14王は父ダビデが用意した当番表に従って、祭司を務めに就かせました。またレビ人を、毎日の日課に従って賛美の奉仕と祭司を補佐する仕事に就かせ、門衛をそれぞれの門に配置しました。 15王は、これらのことについて、また宝物倉の管理について、ダビデ王の指示からどんな点でもそれませんでした。 16このように、ソロモンは神殿の建設を見事に完成させたのです。
17-18それから王は、フラム王が寄贈した船団の進水式に臨むため、エドムにある海港の町エツヨン・ゲベルとエラテへ行きました。この船団は、ソロモン王の乗組員とともにフラム王の熟練した乗組員を乗せてオフィルに行き、四百五十タラント（十五・三トン）の金を手にし、ソロモン王のもとに持ち帰ったのです。
1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, 2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 5Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 6And 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.8.6 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, 8But 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. 9But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. 10And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
11¶ And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.8.11 holy: Heb. holiness
12¶ Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, 13Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
14¶ And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.8.14 so had David…: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God 15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. 16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
17¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.8.17 Eloth: also called, Elath 18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
