1 Kings 9:17
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,
1 Kings 9:17 in other translations
| BSB | So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon, |
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| WEB | Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower, |
| ASV | And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, |
| YLT | And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower, |
| DARBY | — And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon, |
| BBE | ... and Solomon was the builder of Gezer and Beth-horon the lower, |
| Webster | And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, |
What does 1 Kings 9:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:15-25
15-24. 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. Millo--part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5). the wall of Jerusalem--either repairing some…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 9:15-28
Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory…
1 Kings 9:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 9:17
- Joshua 16:3
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
- Joshua 21:22
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.
- Joshua 10:10
And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth–horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
- 2 Chronicles 8:4-18
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel, …
- Joshua 19:44
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
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- 1 Kings 9:16
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
- 1 Kings 9:17
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,
- 1 Kings 9:18
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kings 9:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Restauró pues Salomón á Gezer, y á la baja Beth-oron, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Salomon bâtit Guézer, et Beth-Horon la basse, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Salomo baute Geser und Unter-Beth-Horon |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ædificavit ergo Salomon Gazer, et Bethoron inferiorem, |