1 Kings 9:17

17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,

1 Kings 9:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
ESV
17 so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon
NLT
17 So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon,
MSG
17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer.
CSB
17 Then 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 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his own palace, the terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,
18 Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, within his land,
19 as well as all his store cities and the towns for his chariots and for his horses —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Joshua 10:10; Joshua 16:3; 2 Chronicles 8:5
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