1 Kings 9:15
details <01697> [A.M. 2989-3029. B.C. 1015-975. the reason.]
build <01129> [to build.]
terrace <04407> [Millo.]
Millo is said to have been a deep valley, between the ancient city of Jebus and the city of David on mount Zion. This Solomon filled up, and built upon; and it became a fortified place, and a place for public assemblies.
wall <02346> [the wall.]
Hazor <02674> [Hazor.]
Probably the city Hazor in Naphtali, and the famous capital of Jabin, situated in the lake Merom or Semechon, and placed by Josephus south of Tyre, near Ptolemais.
Megiddo <04023> [Megiddo.]
Gezer <01507> [Gezer.]
1 Kings 9:17-18
Beth Horon <01032> [Beth-horon.]
Baalath <01191> [Baalath.]
Tadmor <08412> [Tadmor.]
1 Kings 15:17
Baasha <01201> [A.M. 3074. B.C. 930. Baasha.]
Ramah <07414> [Ramah.]
By building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his subjects should cleave to the house of David: for Ramah was a city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms, probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here, no communication could be held between the people of Israel and Judah, without Baasha's permission.
prevent <05414> [he might not suffer.]
1 Kings 16:24
named ... city <08034 05892> [the name of the city.]
Samaria .............................. Samaria <08111> [Samaria. Heb. Shomeron.]
Samaria was situated on a agreeable and fertile hill in the tribe of Ephraim, twelve miles from Dothaim and four from Atharoth, according to Eusebius, and one day's journey from Jerusalem, according to Josephus.
1 Kings 16:2
raised ...... dust <07311 06083> [I exalted thee.]
[thou has walked.]
[has made my people.]
1 Kings 11:5-12
Astarte <06253> [Ashtoreth.]
god Milcom <04445> [Milcom.]
[Molech.]
[Malcham.]
remain loyal <0310 04390> [went not fully after. Heb. fulfilled not after.]
built ... high place <01129 01116> [build an high.]
god Chemosh <03645> [Chemosh.]
detestable ........ detestable <08251> [abomination.]
hill <02022> [the hill.]
This was the mount of Olives, which lay east of Jerusalem; and that the Hebrews would consider before it, while the west would be behind it; for the very term used to denote the east, {kedem,} means before, while {acharon,} behind, sometimes signifies the west.
foreign wives <0802 05237> [all his strange wives.]
angry <0599> [angry.]
allegiance <03824> [his heart.]
appeared <07200> [which had appeared.]
warned ...................... command <06680> [commanded.]
kept <08104> [is done of thee. Heb. is with thee. thou hast not.]
insist ................... tear <07167> [I will surely.]
this <03117> [in thy days.]
David's <01732> [for David.]
tear ....... hand <07167 03027> [I will rend it out.]
