1 Kings 9:19

17 And Solomon built Gezer, Lower ^aBeth Horon,

18 ^aBaalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,

19 all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for ^ahis chariots and cities for his ^bcavalry, and whatever Solomon ^cdesired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

20 ^aAll the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel—

21 that is, their descendants ^awho were left in the land after them, ^bwhom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely—^cfrom these Solomon raised ^dforced labor, as it is to this day.

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Adam Clarke

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1 Kings 9:19

And all the cities of store - Though, by the multitude and splendor of his buildings, Solomon must have added greatly to the magnificence of his reign; yet, however plenteous silver and gold were in his times, his subjects must have been greatly oppressed with the taxation necessary to defray such a vast public expenditure.

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