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23 There were 550 chief officers who supervised Solomon’s activities and managed the staff that was doing the work.

24 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter arrived from the City of David to live in her house that Solomon[a] had built for her, then he fortified the terrace ramparts in the City of David.[b] 25 Three times every year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he had built to the Lord, burning incense with the offerings in the presence of the Lord.

This concludes the record of the Temple construction.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. he
  2. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. the Millo, fortified areas of ancient Jerusalem with terraces and retaining walls

23 They were also the chief officials(A) in charge of Solomon’s projects—550 officials supervising those who did the work.

24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(B) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(C)

25 Three(D) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.

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