Dievs otrreiz parādās Sālamanam
(2L 7:11–22)1 Kad Sālamans beidza celt Kunga namu, ķēniņa namu un visu, kas Sālamanam patika un ko viņš vēlējās uzcelt, 2 Kungs parādījās Sālamanam otrreiz, tāpat kā viņš tam bija parādījies Gibeonā. 3 Un Kungs viņam sacīja: “Es esmu dzirdējis tavu lūgšanu un pielūgšanu, ko tu izlūdzies manā priekšā, es esmu svētījis šo namu, kuru tu uzcēli, lai liktu tur mājot savam vārdam uz mūžiem, un manas acis un mana sirds būs tur vienmēr. 4 Ja tu staigāsi manā priekšā tāpat kā tavs tēvs Dāvids, godīgi no sirds darīdams visu, ko es tev pavēlēju, turēdams manus likumus un tiesas, 5 tad es nostiprināšu tavu ķēniņa troni pār Israēlu mūžīgi, kā es esmu runājis ar tavu tēvu Dāvidu, sacīdams: tev nekad netrūks, kas sēž Israēla tronī. 6 Bet, ja tu vai tavi dēli novērsīsies no manis un neturēs manus baušļus un likumus, kurus es jums devu, un ies kalpot citiem dieviem un tiem zemoties, 7 tad es iznīdēšu Israēlu no zemes, kuru es tam devu, un es atmetīšu namu, ko es svētīju savam vārdam, un Israēls kļūs par parunu un izsmieklu visām tautām. 8 Un par šo dižo namu visi garāmgājēji šausmināsies un svilpodami sacīs: kādēļ Kungs tā darīja šai zemei un šim namam? 9 Un tiem atbildēs: tādēļ, ka tie atmetuši Kungu, savu Dievu, kurš viņu tēvus izveda no Ēģiptes zemes, un stipri pieķērušies citiem dieviem, zemojušies un kalpojuši tiem, tādēļ Kungs lika pār tiem nākt visam viņu ļaunumam.”
Pārējie Sālamana darbi
(2L 8:1–18)10 Pēc divdesmit gadiem, kad Sālamans bija uzcēlis abus namus – Kunga namu un ķēniņa namu – 11 un Tīras ķēniņš Hīrāms bija izpildījis visas Sālamana vēlmes par ciedru kokiem, ciprešu kokiem un zeltu, ķēniņš Sālamans deva Hīrāmam divdesmit pilsētas Galilejas zemē. 12 Un Hīrāms no Tīras devās apskatīt pilsētas, ko viņam bija dāvājis Sālamans, bet viņam tās nepatika. 13 Un viņš sacīja: “Brāli, kādas pilsētas tu man esi iedevis?!” Un viņš tās nosauca par Kābūlas zemi, tā tās sauc vēl šodien. 14 Un Hīrāms sūtīja ķēniņam simts divdesmit talantus zelta.
15 Un tā bija ar darba klausību, kuru ķēniņš Sālamans noteica, lai celtu Kunga namu, savu namu, Millo un Jeruzālemes mūrus, Hācoru, Megido un Gezeru. 16 Faraons, Ēģiptes ķēniņš, bija nācis uz Gezeru un to ieņēmis, nodedzinājis ar uguni un nokāvis kanaāniešus, kas dzīvoja pilsētā, un viņš to deva par dāvanu savai meitai, Sālamana sievai. 17 Sālamans uzcēla Gezeru un lejas Bēt-Horonu, 18 Baalātu un Tadmoru – tuksneša zemē – 19 un visas noliktavu pilsētas, kas piederēja Sālamanam, kā arī pilsētas kararatiem un pilsētas jātniekiem un visu, ko vien Sālamans vēlējās uzcelt Jeruzālemē, Lebanonā un visā viņa pārvaldītajā zemē – 20 visās tautās, kas nebija no Israēla dēliem, kas bija atlikuši no amoriešiem, hetiešiem, periziešiem, hiviešiem un jebūsiešiem. 21 Viņu dēlus, kas bija atlikuši tajā zemē un kurus Israēla dēli nespēja iznīcināt, Sālamans padarīja par vergiem līdz šai dienai. 22 Bet Israēla dēliem Sālamans nelika būt vergiem – tie bija viņa karavīri, kalpi, priekšnieki, virsnieki, kararatu pavēlnieki un jātnieki.
23 Sālamanam bija pieci simti piecdesmit darbu pārvaldnieku – tie valdīja pār tautu, kas darīja darbus. 24 Bet faraona meita pārcēlās no Dāvida pilsētas uz savu namu, kurš tai tika uzcelts. Tad viņš uzcēla Millo.
25 Sālamans trīs reizes gadā pienesa sadedzināmos upurus un miera upurus uz altāra, ko bija uzcēlis Kungam, un kvēpināja Kunga priekšā. Tā viņš pabeidza namu.
26 Un ķēniņš Sālamans būvēja kuģus Ecjon-Geberā, pie Ēlatas, Niedru jūras krastā, Edoma zemē. 27 Hīrāms sūtīja uz kuģiem līdzi Sālamana kalpiem savus kalpus, kuģiniekus – jūras pazinējus. 28 Tie devās uz Ofīru un no turienes atveda četri simti divdesmit talantus zelta, ko nogādāja ķēniņam Sālamanam.
1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do, 2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
10 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, 11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15 ¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
24 ¶ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
25 ¶ And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
26 ¶ And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
