11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter from the City of David to a palace he had built for her. He said, “My wife will not live in the palace of King David of Israel because these places where the Lord’s ark has come are holy.”
12 Then Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar that he built in front of the entrance hall.
13 He sacrificed every day, on weekly worship days, on the New Moon Festivals, and on the three annual festivals (the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths) as Moses had commanded.
14 As Solomon’s father David had directed, he set up the divisions of priests for their service and the ⌊divisions of⌋ Levites for their appointed places. ⌊The Levites⌋ were to lead in praising ⌊the Lord⌋ and to serve beside the priests by doing whatever needed to be done each day. Solomon also set up divisions of doorkeepers at every gate because this is what David, the man of God, had commanded.
15 No one neglected the king’s orders to the priests or the Levites in any matter, including the ⌊temple’s⌋ finances.
16 All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid until it was completed. The Lord’s temple was ⌊now⌋ finished.
17 Then Solomon went to the coast near Ezion Geber and Elath in Edom.