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1 Kings 9:19 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 9 · verse 19
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.1 Kings 9:19 · King James Version
1 Kings 9:19 in context
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
20And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- chariotsrekeba vehicleH7393 →
- horsemenpârâsha steedH6571 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- desiredchâshaqto clingH2836 →
- LebanonLᵉbânôwnLebanon, a mountain range in PalestineH3844 →
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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