1 Kings 9:15
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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.This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
In other translations
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.This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
Hebrew words
וְזֶהvezehand thisH2088דְבַר־devar-[is] [the] word ofH1697הַמַּסhamasthe forced laborH4522אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834הֶעֱלָה׀he'elahhe raisedH5927הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010לִבְנוֹתlivnotto buildH1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בֵּיתוֹbeitoown house hisH1004וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמִּלּוֹאhamilo'the MilloH4407וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853חוֹמַתchomat[the] wall ofH2346יְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853חָצֹרchatzorHazorH2674וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853מְגִדּוֹmegidoMegiddoH4023וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853גָּזֶר׃gazerGezerH1507
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Related verses
- Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- 1 Kings 5:13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
- 1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
- Joshua 19:36And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
- Joshua 11:1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
- Joshua 16:10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
- Judges 1:29Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
- 2 Kings 12:20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
- 2 Chronicles 35:22Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
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