15. The instructions which David had given the priests and the Levites concerning the storehouses and other matters were carried out in detail.
16. By this time all Solomon's projects had been completed. From the laying of the foundation of the Lord's Temple to its completion, all the work had been successful.
17. Then Solomon went to Eziongeber and Elath, ports on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land of Edom.