1 Kings 9:19

9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, ¹  and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ²  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ³ 

1 Kings 9:22

9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ⁴  the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

³ tn Heb “and the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”

⁴ sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.

⁵ tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”