1 Kings 9:19

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cities	עָרֵ֤י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
store	הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ ha.mis.ke.nOt	H4543	a magazine · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה lish.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
cities	עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
chariots	הָרֶ֔כֶב ha.Re.khev	H7393	a vehicle · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
cities	עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
horsemen	הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים ha.pa.ra.Shim	H6571	a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
that	חֵ֣שֶׁק Che.shek	H2837	delight · noun, common masculine singular construct
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
desired	חָשַׁק֙ cha.Shak	H2836	to cling · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
build	לִבְנ֤וֹת liv.Not	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Lebanon	וּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹן u.va.le.va.Non	H3844	Lebanon · conjunction + preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
land	אֶ֥רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
dominion	מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ mem.shal.To	H4475	rule · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 9:1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which h…
Exodus 1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raam…
1 Kings 4:26-28 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
1 Kings 10:26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he…
2 Chronicles 1:14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed i…
Ecclesiastes 2:10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and thi…
Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, Kg1 9:15. And he was a wise builder, who sat down first, and counted the cost, and would not begin to build till he found himself able to finish. Perhaps there was some complaint of the heaviness of the taxes, which the historian excuses from the greatness of his undertakings. He raised it, not for war (as other princes), which would spend the blood of his subjects, but for building, which would require only their labour and purses. Perhaps David observed Solomon'…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:18

Baalath--Baal-bek. Tadmor--Palmyra, between Damascus and the Euphrates, was rebuilt and fortified as a security against invasion from northern Asia. In accomplishing these and various other works which were carried on throughout the kingdom, especially in the north, where Rezon of Damascus, his enemy, might prove dangerous, he employed vast numbers of the Canaanites as galley slaves (Ch2 2:18), treating them as prisoners of war, who were compelled to do the drudgery and hard labor, while the Israelites were only engaged in honorable employment.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:19

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.

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:19

And all the cities of store that Solomon had,.... In which were his magazines of corn, arms, and ammunition; and these were built in Hamath, 2 Chronicles 8:4. and cities for his chariots; chariots of war, iron chariots, which were kept in times of peace, in case of necessity, of which Solomon had 1400, 1 Kings 10:26, and cities for his horsemen; of which he had 12,000, a standing cavalry: and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem; besides the temple and his own palace before mentioned; see Ecclesiastes 2:4, and in Lebanon; the house of the forest of Lebanon, which Junius on 1 Kings 7:2 thinks he built after he had taken Hamathzobah, a royal city of Lebanon; see 2 Chronicles 8:…

Dictionary and topics

Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Chariot — A vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction,…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Chariot · Cities for — Cities for
Chariots · For war: Kept in chariot cities — For war: Kept in chariot cities
Cities · .Treasure — .Treasure
Lebanon · General references — General references
Treasure Cities · Built for the storage of the king’ s substance — Built for the storage of the king’ s substance

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 9:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:19

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:19

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 9:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:18

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:19

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 9:10–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 9:17-18

Rashi on 1 Kings 9:19