1 Kings 9:17

17 so Solomon rebuilt Gezer), Lower Beth-horon,

1 Kings 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:17

And Solomon built Gezer
Rebuilt it, it having been burnt, at least great part of it, by Pharaoh when he took it:

and Bethhoron the nether;
and the upper also, ( 2 Chronicles 8:5 ) , which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and were on the borders of it, between that and Benjamin, ( Joshua 16:3 Joshua 16:5 ) ( Joshua 18:13 Joshua 18:14 ) .

1 Kings 9:17 In-Context

15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the Lord and his own house, the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer

16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it down, had killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife;

17 so Solomon rebuilt Gezer), Lower Beth-horon,

18 Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness, within the land,

19 as well as all of Solomon's storage cities, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build, in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.