1 Kings 9:15
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
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- BSB
- This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- KJV
- And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
- WEB
- This is the reason of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted: to build the LORD’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- ASV
- And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
- DARBY
- And this is the account of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
- BLB
- And this [is] the matter of the forced labor that King Solomon raised to build the house of YHWH, and his own house, and the Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
- ÅB
- Med de pliktarbeidere som kong Salomo uttok for å bygge Herrens hus og sitt eget hus og Millo og Jerusalems murer og Hasor og Megiddo og Geser, hadde det seg slik:
- OTB
- Nå er dette beretningen om den tvangsarbeid som kong Salomo innkalte for å bygge Herrens hus, sitt eget hus, Millo, Jerusalems mur, Hasor, Megiddo og Geser.
- B1930
- Med de pliktarbeidere som kong Salomo uttok for å bygge Herrens hus og sitt eget hus og Millo og Jerusalems murer og Hasor og Megiddo og Geser, hadde det sig således:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 9:24
But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:9
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
Read in contextJoshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
Read in context1 Kings 5:13
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
Read in contextJoshua 19:36
And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
Read in contextJoshua 11:1
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
Read in contextJudges 1:29
Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
Read in contextJoshua 16:10
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
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