1 Kings 9:15

15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon ¹levied to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the ²Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, ³Hazor, ⁴Megiddo, and ⁵Gezer.

1 Kings 9:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:15

And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised,
&c.] Both of men to work, ( 1 Kings 5:13 ) , and of money to defray the expense:

it was for to build the house of the Lord;
the temple:

and his own house;
or palace:

and Millo; which he repaired: (See Gill on 1 Samuel 5:9).

and the wall of Jerusalem;
which, as Abarbinel says, was a large building, there being three walls one within another:

and Hazor;
a city in the tribe of Naphtali, and which had been a royal city with the Canaanites; see ( Joshua 11:1 ) ( 19:36 )

and Megiddo;
which was in the tribe of Manasseh, ( Joshua 17:11 )

and Gezer;
which was in the tribe of Ephraim, and formerly a royal city of the Canaanites, ( Joshua 10:33 ) ( 16:3 ) .

1 Kings 9:15 In-Context

13 He said, "What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?" So they were called the land of Cabul to this day.

14 And Hiram sent to the king 120 talents of gold.

15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the LORD , his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.

17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 5:13
• 2. 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Kings 9:24
• 3. Joshua 11:1; Joshua 19:36
• 4. Joshua 17:11
• 5. Judges 1:29

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. citadel