1 Kings 9:17-19

17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,

18 Baalath, and Tadmor^[a] in the desert, within his land,

19 as well as all his store cities and the towns for his chariots and for his horses^[b] —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

1 Kings 9:17-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 9

This chapter relates a second vision Solomon had at Gibeon, in which he received an answer to his prayer in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 9:1-9 that passed between him and Hiram king of Tyre, 1Ki 9:10-14, the places that Solomon built or repaired, 1Ki 9:15-19, the Canaanitish people that became bondmen to him, and the officers he had among the children of Israel, 1Ki 9:20-23 the removal of Pharaoh's daughter to the house built for her, 1Ki 9:24. Solomon's attention to religious services, 1Ki 9:25 and the navy of ships he employed, which brought him in great riches, 1Ki 9:26-28.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 10:10; Joshua 16:3; 2 Chronicles 8:5
• 2. S Joshua 19:44
• 3. ver 1; S Exodus 1:11
• 4. S Deuteronomy 17:16; 1 Kings 4:26; 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 9:25

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew may also be read "Tamar."
• [b]. Or "charioteers"