1 Kings 9:17

And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

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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.

1 Kings 9:15 1 Kings 9:16 1 Kings 9:17 1 Kings 9:18 1 Kings 9:19

Glossary

Gezer Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Gezer.
Lower Beth-horon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Tahta.