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1 Kings 9:19

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as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

KJV

And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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This verse in 1 Kings 9

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
“The cities of store” contained provisions stored up for the troops (compare 2Ch 32:28). They seem to have been chiefly in the north - in Hamath 2Ch 8:4 and Naphtali 2Ch 16:4. On the “cities for his chariots,” see 1Ki 10:26 note. By “that which Solomon desired to build” (see the margin) seem to be intended “pleasaunces” in or near the capital, and in the Lebanon range, built especially for the enjoyment of the king.

This site's exposition

the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor

on 1 Kings 9:15-19

This is the reason of the levy names the building program plainly: the house of the Lord, Solomon's own house, Millo, Jerusalem's wall, and the fortress cities Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer, a list that puts the temple first and the frontier last. Gezer's history explains why it needed rebuilding: Pharaoh had burned it and given it as dowry with his daughter, so an Egyptian king's campaign becomes Solomon's construction project. The list closes with store cities, chariot cities, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and every part of his dominion, the same acquisitive reach the law of the king had already warned against.

This site's exposition

whatever he desired to build

Albert Barnes reads the store cities as supply depots for the army, mostly in the north, and what he desired to build as houses for the king's pleasure in Jerusalem and Lebanon. Adam Clarke counts the cost. Such building meant heavy taxes on the people, and 12:4 records their complaint.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And all the cities of store that Solomon had,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

His workmen and servants. In doing such great works, he must needs employ abundance of workmen. The honour of great men is borrowed from their inferiors, who do that which they have the credit of.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

this is the reason of the levy--A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

And all the cities of store - Though, by the multitude and splendor of his buildings, Solomon must have added greatly to the magnificence of his reign; yet, however plenteous silver and gold were in his times, his subjects must have been greatly oppressed with the taxation necessary to defray such a vast public expenditure.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאֵ֨תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עָרֵ֤י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙<the> storage

    hamiskenotH4543 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הָי֣וּthey belonged

    hayuH1961 →3559 times

  • לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הto Solomon

    lishlomohH8010 →291 times

  • וְאֵת֙and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotry

    harekhevH7393 →119 times

  • וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of

    ʾareiH5892 →1090 times

  • הַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםthe horsemen

    haparashimH6571 →57 times

  • וְאֵ֣ת׀and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • חֵ֣שֶׁק[the] desire of

    cheshekH2837 →

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • חָשַׁק֙he desired

    chashakH2836 →

  • לִבְנ֤וֹתto build

    livnotH1129 →376 times

  • בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙in Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןand in <the> Lebanon

    uvalevanonH3844 →71 times

  • וּבְכֹ֖לand in all

    uvekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of

    ʾeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃dominion his

    memshaltoH4475 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

10 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 9:1Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,5 works2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.4 works1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.3 worksExodus 1:11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.3 worksEcclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.2 works1 Kings 4:26–28Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ecclesiastes 2:10Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.2 works1 Kings 7:2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.2 works2 Chronicles 16:4And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.2 worksSong of Solomon 7:4Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 1:11

    So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

    it leads to

    • Genesis 15:13

      Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

    • Exodus 3:7

      The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

    • Exodus 2:11

      One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

    • Genesis 47:11

      So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

  • Through

    Ecclesiastes 6:9

    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

    it leads to

    • Ecclesiastes 1:14

      I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 1:14

    Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 4:26

      Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

    • 1 Kings 10:26–29

      Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

  • Through

    1 Kings 9:1

    Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 7:11

      When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own…

About 1 Kings

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
1 Kings: the study guide →Read 1 Kings 9 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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