1 Kings 9:17 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 9:17

Solomon’s Additional Achievements

15 And this is the reason for ^athe labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house,¹ the ^bMillo, the wall of Jerusalem, ^cHazor, ^dMegiddo, and ^eGezer.

16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, ^ahad killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.)

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.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 9:17

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American Standard Version
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

Amplified® Bible
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and Lower Beth-horon,

Contemporary English Version
So Solomon had the town rebuilt. Solomon had his workers rebuild Lower Beth-Horon,

Darby English Version
-- And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,

Good News Bible
and Solomon rebuilt it.) Using his forced labor, Solomon also rebuilt Lower Beth Horon,

King James Version
And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

New American Standard Bible
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

New International Version
And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,

New King James Version
And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

Revised Standard Version
so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-hor'on

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,

New English Translation
Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

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