1 Kings 9:15

¶ And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

And this is the reason {H1697} of the levy {H4522} which king {H4428} Solomon {H8010} raised {H5927}; for to build {H1129} the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068}, and his own house {H1004}, and Millo {H4407}, and the wall {H2346} of Jerusalem {H3389}, and Hazor {H2674}, and Megiddo {H4023}, and Gezer {H1507}.

Following is the account of the forced labor levied by King Shlomo for building the house of ADONAI, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Yerushalayim, and the cities of Hatzor, Megiddo and Gezer.

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 5:9 (5 votes)

    So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  • 1 Kings 9:24 (5 votes)

    But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.

  • Joshua 17:11 (5 votes)

    And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, [even] three countries.

  • 1 Kings 5:13 (5 votes)

    And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

  • Joshua 11:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

  • Joshua 19:36 (4 votes)

    And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

  • Joshua 16:10 (3 votes)

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.