1 Kings 9:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³ Solomon appointed 550 officers to be in charge of his workers and to watch over his building projects.

²⁴ Solomon's wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt, moved from the older part of Jerusalem^[a] to her new palace. Then Solomon had the land on the east side of Jerusalem filled in.^[b]

^25 (A) Three times a year, Solomon burned incense and offered sacrifices to the Lord on the altar he had built.

Solomon had now finished building the Lord's temple.