1 Kings 9:15-23

Solomon's Other Acts

15 And this is the account of b the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and c the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and d Hazor and e Megiddo and Gezer 16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and had killed f the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as dowry to g his daughter, Solomon's wife; 17 so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and h Lower Beth-horon 18 and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, 1 19 and all the store cities that Solomon had, and i the cities for his chariots, and the cities for j his horsemen, and whatever Solomon k desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel - 21 l their descendants who were left after them in the land, m whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction 2 - n these Solomon drafted to be o slaves, and so they are to this day. 22 But p of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves. They were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen.

23 These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work: q 550 r who had charge of the people who carried on the work.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:13
    King Solomon drafted forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men.
  2. Cross References
    1 Kings 9:24
    But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.
    2 Samuel 5:9
    And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 11:1
    When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph.
  4. Cross References
    Joshua 17:11
    Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath.
  5. Cross References
    Joshua 16:10
    However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor.
  6. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:1
    Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
    1 Kings 7:8
    His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 10:10
    And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
  8. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:26
    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 1:14
    Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 9:25
    And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
  9. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:26
    Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
  10. Cross References
    1 Kings 9:1
    As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build.
  11. Cross References
    Judges 1:21
    But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
    Judges 1:27
    Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
    Judges 1:29
    And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
    Judges 3:1
    Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.
  12. Cross References
    Joshua 15:63
    But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
    Joshua 17:12
    Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
  13. Cross References
    Judges 1:28
    When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.
  14. Cross References
    Ezra 2:55 - 58
    The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda.
    Nehemiah 7:57 - 60
    The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida.
    Nehemiah 11:3
    These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the towns of Judah everyone lived on his property in their towns: Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.
  15. Cross References
    Leviticus 25:39
    If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
  16. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 8:10
    And these were the chief officers of King Solomon, 250, who exercised authority over the people.
  17. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:16
    Besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work, who had charge of the people who carried on the work.
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