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1 Kings 9:15 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 9 · verse 15
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.1 Kings 9:15 · King James Version
1 Kings 9:15 in context
13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- reasondâbâra wordH1697 →
- raisedʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- Millomillôwʼa rampartH4407 →
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We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, Kg1 9:15.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-28