1 Kings 9:15-19

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ¹  King Solomon conscripted ²  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ³  and the cities of ⁴  Hazor, ⁵  Megiddo, ⁶  and Gezer. 9:16 (Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.) 9:17 Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon, 9:18 Baalath, Tadmor in the wilderness, ⁷  9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, ⁸  and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ⁹  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ¹⁰ 

[9:15]  ¹ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ² tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ⁴ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[9:18]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has “in the wilderness, in the land.”

[9:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[9:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

[9:19]  ¹⁰ 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.”