New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 9:15-22
15Now thisH2088 is the accountH1697 of the forcedH4522 laborH4522 whichH834 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 1leviedH5927 to buildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, his own houseH1004, the 23MilloH4407, the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389, 4HazorH2674, 5MegiddoH4023, and 6GezerH1507. 16For PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 had goneH5927 up and capturedH3920 GezerH1507 and burnedH8313 it with fireH784, and killedH2026 the 7CanaanitesH3669 who livedH3427 in the cityH5892, and had 8givenH5414 it as a dowryH7964 to his daughterH1323, Solomon’sH8010 wifeH802. 17So SolomonH8010 rebuiltH1129 GezerH1507 and the lowerH8481 9Beth-horonH1032 18and 10BaalathH1191 and TamarH8559 in the wildernessH4057, in the landH776 of Judah, 19and allH3605 the storageH4543 citiesH5892 whichH834 SolomonH8010 hadH1961, even 11the citiesH5892 for 12his chariotsH7393 and the citiesH5892 for 1314his horsemenH6571, and 1516allH2837 that it pleasedH2836H2837 SolomonH8010 to buildH1129 in JerusalemH3389, in LebanonH3844, and in allH3605 the landH776 17under his ruleH4475. 20As for allH3605 the peopleH5971 who were leftH3498 of the AmoritesH567, the HittitesH2850, the PerizzitesH6522, the HivitesH2340 and the JebusitesH2983, whoH834 were not of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 2118their descendantsH1121 whoH834 were leftH3498 afterH310 them in the landH776 19whomH834 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 were unableH3808H3201 to destroyH2763 utterlyH2763, 20from them SolomonH8010 leviedH5927 21forcedH4522 laborersH5647H4522, evenH5704 to thisH2088 dayH3117. 22But SolomonH8010 22did not makeH5414 slavesH5650 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; for they were menH376 of warH4421, his servantsH5650, his princesH8269, his captainsH7991, his chariotH7393 commandersH8269, and his horsemenH6571.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 9:15 1 Kin 5:13 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 9:15 I.e. citadel ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 9:15 2 Sam 5:9; 1 Kin 9:24 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 9:15 Josh 11:1; 19:36 ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 9:15 Josh 17:11 ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 9:15 Judg 1:29 ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 9:16 Josh 16:10 ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 9:16 1 Kin 3:1; 7:8 ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 9:17 Josh 10:10; 16:3; 21:22; 2 Chr 8:5 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 9:18 Josh 19:44 ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 9:19 1 Kin 10:26; 2 Chr 1:14 ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 9:19 Lit the ↩
- 13. 1 Kings 9:19 Lit the ↩
- 14. 1 Kings 9:19 1 Kin 4:26 ↩
- 15. 1 Kings 9:19 Lit the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem ↩
- 16. 1 Kings 9:19 1 Kin 9:1 ↩
- 17. 1 Kings 9:19 Lit of ↩
- 18. 1 Kings 9:21 Judg 1:21-29; 3:1 ↩
- 19. 1 Kings 9:21 Josh 15:63; 17:12, 13 ↩
- 20. 1 Kings 9:21 Judg 1:28, 35 ↩
- 21. 1 Kings 9:21 Gen 9:25, 26; Ezra 2:55, 58 ↩
- 22. 1 Kings 9:22 Lev 25:39 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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