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.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through 1 Kings 9:15-19.
Glossary
- Gezer Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Gezer.
- Hazor Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Hazor.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Megiddo Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Megiddo.
- Millo Place
- Biblical fortification. Modern identification: Jerusalem.