2 Chronicles 8:6

6 [He also rebuilt] Baalath and all the storage cities that he owned. He built all the cities for his chariots, all the cities for his war horses, and whatever [else] he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or the entire territory that he governed.

2 Chronicles 8:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 6-12. And Baalath
See ( 1 Kings 9:18 ) . From hence, to the end of ( 2 Chronicles 8:11 ) , it is the same with ( 1 Kings 9:19-24 ) . (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:19). (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:20). (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:21). (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:22). (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:23). (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:24).

2 Chronicles 8:6 In-Context

4 He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built all the storage cities in Hamath.

5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon into cities fortified with walls, double-door gates, and bars.

6 [He also rebuilt] Baalath and all the storage cities that he owned. He built all the cities for his chariots, all the cities for his war horses, and whatever [else] he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, or the entire territory that he governed.

7 The Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left [in the land] because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites,

8 but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still [slaves] today.)