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-\v 10 Then David died and was buried in that part of Jerusalem which was called the City of David.
+\v 10 Then David died and was buried in that part of Jerusalem which was called the city of David.
 \v 11 David had been king of Israel for forty years. He ruled for seven years in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
 \v 12 Solomon became the ruler to take the place of his father David and took control of all of the kingdom.
 
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-\v 1 Now Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh king of Egypt to marry the king's daughter. Then Solomon brought the king's daughter to live in the part of Jerusalem called the City of David. She lived there until Solomon's workers had finished building his house, the temple of Yahweh, and the wall around Jerusalem.
+\v 1 Now Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh king of Egypt to marry the king's daughter. Then Solomon brought the king's daughter to live in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. She lived there until Solomon's workers had finished building his house, the temple of Yahweh, and the wall around Jerusalem.
 \v 2 At that time the temple of Yahweh had not yet been built, so the Israelite people were still offering sacrifices at many other places of worship.
 \v 3 Solomon loved Yahweh, and he obeyed all the instructions that his father David had given him. But he also offered sacrifices and burned incense at various places.
 
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 \v 18 Ela's son Shimei, for the territory of the tribe of Benjamin; and
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-\v 19 Uri’s son Geber, for the region of Gilead, the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people formerly ruled, and Og ruled the region of Bashan and he was the only official who was in the land of Judah.
+\v 19 Uri’s son Geber, for the region of Gilead—the land that Sihon the king of the Amor people formerly ruled, and Og ruled the region of Bashan—and he was the only official who was in the land of Judah.
 
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-\v 6 They also built a long room will pillars; it was twenty-three meters long and fourteen meters wide. In front of it was a covered porch whose roof was supported by pillars.
+\v 6 They also built a long room with pillars; it was twenty-three meters long and fourteen meters wide. In front of it was a covered porch, the roof of which was supported by pillars.
 
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-\v 8 In the courtyard behind the Hall of Judgment they built a house for Solomon to live in that was made like the other buildings. They also built the same kind of house for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.
+\v 8 In the courtyard behind the Hall of Judgment, they built a house for Solomon to live in that was made like the other buildings. They also built the same kind of house for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.
 
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-\v 15 He made two bronze pillars. Each one was eight and one-third meters tall and eight and one-half around.
+\v 15 He made two bronze pillars. Each one was eight and one-third meters tall and eight and one-half meters around.
 \v 16 He also made two gleaming bronze tops to be put on top of the pillars. Each top was two and one-third meters tall.
 \v 17 Then he made bronze networks of chains like wreaths to decorate the top of each pillar. There were seven of these networks at the top of each pillar.
 
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 \v 19 The top over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each lily leaf was one and four-fifths meters tall.
 
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-\v 20 These tops were placed on a bowl shaped section around which were two rows of two hundred figures of pomegranates around the top of each pillar.
+\v 20 These tops were placed on a bowl-shaped section, around which were two rows of two hundred figures of pomegranates around the top of each pillar.
 \v 21 His helpers set up the pillars in front of the entrance of the temple. The pillar on the south side was named Jakin, and the pillar on the north side was named Boaz.
 \v 22 The bronze tops that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars.
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-\v 23 Huram also made a very large round bronze basin called "The Sea" that was made of metal and cast in a clay mold. It was two and one-third meters tall, four and three-fifths meters across, and thirteen and three-quarters meters around.
+\v 23 Huram also made a very large round bronze tank called "The Sea" that was made of metal and cast in a clay mold. It was two and one-third meters tall, four and three-fifths meters across, and thirteen and three-quarters meters around.
 \v 24 Around the outer edge of the rim of the "The Sea" were two rows of figures that resembled gourds that were made of bronze. But the gourds were not cast separately. They were cast in the same mold as the rest of the tank. For each meter of length around the rim of the tank there were about eighteen gourds.
 
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 \v 25 Huram also cast twelve bronze statues of oxen. He placed them to face outward. He placed three of them to face north, three to face west, three to face south, and three to face east. His helpers put the large bronze tank known as "The Sea" so that it sat on the backs of the statues of the oxen.
-\v 26 The sides of the tank were eight centimenters thick. The rim was like the rim of a cup. It curved outward, like the petals of a lily. When the tank was full, it held about forty-four cubic meters of water.
+\v 26 The sides of the tank were eight centimeters thick. The rim was like the rim of a cup. It curved outward, like the petals of a lily. When the tank was full, it held about forty-four cubic meters of water.
 
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 \v 27 Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was one and four-fifths meters long, one and four-fifths meters wide, and one and one-third meters tall.
 \v 28 On the sides of the carts there were panels set in frames.
-\v 29 On those panels were bronze figures of lions, oxen, and winged creatures. Below and above the lions and bulls there were decorations of bronze wreaths.
+\v 29 On those panels were bronze figures of lions, oxen, and winged creatures. Below and above the lions and oxen there were decorations of bronze wreaths.
 
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 \v 30 Each cart had four bronze wheels and two axles made of bronze. At the top corners of each cart were bronze supports to hold up a basin. On these supports were also decorations of bronze wreaths.
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 \v 38 Huram also made ten bronze basins, one basin for each of the ten stands. Each basin was almost two meters across and held 880 liters of water.
-\v 39 Huram placed five of the carts on the right side of the temple and five on the left side of the temple. He put the large tank known as "The Sea" on the corner that was toward the east and in the direction of the south.
+\v 39 Huram placed five of the carts on the right side of the temple and five on the left side of the temple. He put the large tank known as "The Sea" on the corner that was toward the east and the south.
 
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 \v 40 Huram also made pots, shovels for carrying ashes, and bowls for carrying the blood of the animals that would be sacrificed. He completed all the work that King Solomon requested him to do for the temple. This is a list of the bronze things he made:
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-\v 42 the four hundred figures of pomegranates in four rows, with one hundred in each row; two of these rows were placed over the head of each pillar,
+\v 42 the four hundred figures of pomegranates in four rows with one hundred in each row—two of these rows were placed over the head of each pillar,
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 \v 43 the ten carts,
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-\v 49 the ten lampstands that were put in front of the very holy place, five on the south side and five on the north side,
+\v 49 the ten lampstands that were put in front of the very holy place—five on the south side and five on the north side,
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 \q the tongs to grasp the hot coals,
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-\v 51 So Solomon's workers finished all the work for the temple. Then they placed in the temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold, and the other valuable items.
+\v 51 So Solomon's workers finished all the work for the temple. Then they placed in the temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold and the other valuable items.
 
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-\v 1 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes and the leaders of the clans. He arranged for them to join in bringing to the temple Yahweh's sacred chest from Mount Zion, where it was in the part of the city called the city of David.
+\v 1 Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes, and the leaders of the clans. He arranged for them to join in bringing Yahweh's sacred chest to the temple from Mount Zion, where it was in the part of the city called the city of David.
 \v 2 So all the Israelite leaders came to King Solomon during the Festival of Shelters, in the month of Ethanim.
 
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 \v 3 When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the sacred chest
 \v 4 and brought it to the temple. Then the descendants of Levi who assisted the priests helped them to carry to the temple the sacred tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent.
-\v 5 Then King Solomon and many of the Israelite people gathered in front of Yahweh's sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices because there were very many.
+\v 5 Then King Solomon and many of the Israelite people gathered in front of Yahweh's sacred chest. And they sacrificed a huge number of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices because there were very many.
 
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-\v 17 Then Solomon said, "My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israelite people could worship Yahweh our God there.
+\v 17 Then Solomon said, "My father David wanted to build a temple so that we Israelite people could worship Yahweh our God there.
 \v 18 But Yahweh said to him, 'You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.
 \v 19 However, you are not the one who I want to build it. It is one of your sons who I want to build a temple for me.'
 
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-\v 25 So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, I am requesting that you do the other things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would be kings in Israel, if they would conduct their lives as he did.
+\v 25 So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, I am requesting that you do the other things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would be kings in Israel if they would conduct their lives as he did.
 \v 26 So now, God of us Israelite people, cause what you promised to do for my father David, who served you well, to happen.
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 \v 31 Suppose that people accuse someone of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to your altar outside this holy temple. And suppose that he says, 'I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth.'
-\v 32 In that case, listen from heaven and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.
+\v 32 In that case, listen from heaven and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished and declare that the other person is innocent.
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 \v 35 Or suppose that you do not allow any rain to fall because your people have sinned against you. Suppose that they face in the direction of this place and admit that you have justly punished them. Suppose also that they stop acting sinfully and humbly pray to you.
-\v 36 In that case, listen to them in heaven and forgive your Israelite people for the sins that they have committed. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives, and then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them permanently.
+\v 36 In that case, listen to them in heaven and forgive your Israelite people for the sins that they have committed. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives and then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them permanently.
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 \v 37 Suppose that the people of this land experience famine, or suppose that there is a plague by mildew or by locusts or grasshoppers. Or suppose that their enemies surround any of their cities in order to attack them. Suppose that any of those bad things happen to them.
-\v 38 And suppose that your Israelite people earnestly plead with you, because they know in their inner beings that they are suffering because they have sinned. Suppose that they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray.
+\v 38 And suppose that your Israelite people earnestly plead with you because they know in their inner beings that they are suffering because they have sinned. Suppose that they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray.
 
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-\v 39 In that case, listen to them from your home in heaven, and forgive them, and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward each person as he needs,
-\v 40 in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.
+\v 39 In that case, listen to them from your home in heaven and forgive them and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward each person as he needs
+\v 40 so that your people may then have an awesome respect for you all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.
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-\v 41-42 There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israelite people who will have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great, and because they have heard about the great things that you have done for your people. Suppose that people like that come here to this temple to worship you and pray.
-\v 43 In that case, in your home in heaven listen to their prayer, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that in order that all the peoples in the world will know about you and revere you, as we your Israelite people do. Then they will know that this temple that I have caused to be built to honor you belongs to you and is where you should be worshiped.
+\v 41-42 There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israelite people who will have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and because they have heard about the great things that you have done for your people. Suppose that people like that come here to this temple to worship you and pray.
+\v 43 In that case, in your home in heaven listen to their prayer, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that so that all the peoples in the world will know about you and revere you, as we your Israelite people do. Then they will know that this temple that I have caused to be built to honor you belongs to you and is where you should be worshiped.
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 \v 44 Suppose that you send your people to go to fight against their enemies. And suppose that your people pray to you, wherever they are, and that they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you.
-\v 45 In that case, listen in heaven to their prayers. Listen to what they plead for you to do, and assist them.
+\v 45 In that case, listen in heaven to their prayers. Listen to what they plead for you to do and assist them.
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-\v 46 It is true that everyone sins. So, suppose that your people sin against you and that you become angry with them. You might allow their enemies to defeat them, capture them, and take them away to their own countries, even to countries that are far away.
-\v 47 And suppose that, while your people are in those countries to which they had to go, they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying, 'We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked.'
+\v 46 It is true that everyone sins. So suppose that your people sin against you and that you become angry with them. You might allow their enemies to defeat them, capture them, and take them away to their own countries, even to countries that are far away.
+\v 47 And suppose that, while your people are in those countries to which they had to go, they sincerely repent and plead with you there, saying, 'We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked.'
 
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-\v 48 Suppose that they very truly and sincerely repent, and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors. Suppose that they turn toward this city that you have chosen to be the place where we should worship you, and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you. Suppose that they then pray to you.
+\v 48 Suppose that they very truly and sincerely repent and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors. Suppose that they turn toward this city that you have chosen to be the place where we should worship you and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you. Suppose that they then pray to you.
 
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 \v 49 In that case, from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead for your help, and help them.
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 \v 51 Do not forget that the Israelites are your people. They are your special possession. You brought our ancestors out of Egypt where they were greatly suffering as though they were in a blazing furnace.
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-\v 52 I request that you always listen to your Israelite people and to their king, and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you to help them.
+\v 52 I request that you always listen to your Israelite people and to their king and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you to help them.
 \v 53 You chose them from all the other peoples in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt."
 
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 \v 56 "Praise Yahweh, who has given us his people peace, like he promised that he would do. He has done every one of the good things that he promised to Moses, the man who served him very well.
 
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-\v 57 I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors, and that he will never, never abandon us.
-\v 58 I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all his commandments and statutes and decrees that he gave to our ancestors.
+\v 57 I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors and that he will never, never abandon us.
+\v 58 I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all of his commandments and statutes and decrees that he gave to our ancestors.
 
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 \v 59 I pray that Yahweh our God will never forget these words that I have prayed, pleading for his help. I pray that he will think about them by day and by night. I pray that he will always act mercifully toward us Israelite people and toward our king, giving us the things that we need day by day.
-\v 60 If you do that, all the peoples in the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.
+\v 60 If you do that, all the peoples in the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is God and that there is no other one who is God.
 \v 61 I pray that you, his people, will always be fully committed to Yahweh, and that you will obey all his statutes and commands, like you are doing now."
 
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-\v 64 On that day, the king also dedicated the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered there sacrifices that would be completely burned on the altar, the offerings of flour and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to restore fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it that day.
+\v 64 On that day, the king also dedicated the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered there sacrifices that would be completely burned on the altar—the offerings of flour and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to restore fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it that day.
 
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-\v 15 This is a record of the work that King Solomon forced men to do. He forced them to build the temple and his palace and the landfill on the east side of the city, and the wall around Jerusalem, and to rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
+\v 15 This is a record of the work that King Solomon forced men to do. He forced them to build the temple and his palace and the landfill on the east side of the city and the wall around Jerusalem, and to rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
 \v 16 The reason they needed to rebuild Gezer was that the army of the king of Egypt had attacked Gezer and captured it. Then they had burned the houses in the city and killed all the people of the Canaanite people who lived there. The king of Egypt gave that city to his daughter for a gift when she married Solomon.
 
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 \v 17 So Solomon's workers also rebuilt the city of Gezer, and they also rebuilt the city of Lower Beth Horon.
-\v 18 They also rebuilt the cities of Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness in the southern part of Judah.
-\v 19 They also built the cities where they kept the supplies for Solomon, the places where his horses and chariots were kept. They also built everything else that he wanted them to build, in Jerusalem and in Lebanon, and in other places in the area over which he ruled.
+\v 18 They also rebuilt the cities of Baalath and Tadmor in the wilderness in the southern part of Judah.
+\v 19 They also built the cities where they kept the supplies for Solomon—the places where his horses and chariots were kept. They also built everything else that he wanted them to build, in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in other places in the area over which he ruled.
 
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-\v 20 There were many peoples who belonged to the Amor, the Heth, the Periz , the Hiv, and the Jebus, who were not killed when the Israelites captured their land.
+\v 20 There were many of the Amor, Heth, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus people who were not killed when the Israelites captured their land.
 \v 21 Their descendants still lived in Israel. It was those people whom Solomon forced to become his slaves to build all those places, and they are still slaves.
 
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-\v 25 Three times each year Solomon brought to the temple offerings that the priests burned completely on the altar and offerings to promise friendship with Yahweh. He also brought incense to be burned in the presence of Yahweh.
+\v 25 Three times each year, Solomon brought to the temple offerings that the priests burned completely on the altar and offerings to promise friendship with Yahweh. He also brought incense to be burned in the presence of Yahweh.
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-\v 26 King Solomon's workers also built a fleet of ships at the city of Ezion Geber, which is near the city of Elath, on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the land belonging to the Edom people.
+\v 26 King Solomon's workers also built a fleet of ships at the city of Ezion Geber, which is near the city of Elath, on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the land belonging to the Edomite people.
 \v 27 King Hiram sent some expert sailors to go on the ships with Solomon's workers.
 \v 28 They sailed to the region of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about fourteen thousand kilograms of gold.