Solomon's Other Acts

1 Kings 9

10 Now s it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house 11 t (Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. 13 So he said, "What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?" u And he called them the land of 1 Cabul, 2 as they are to this day. 14 Then Hiram sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.

15 And this is the reason for v the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the LORD, his own house, 3 the w Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, x Hazor, y Megiddo, and z Gezer. 16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with fire, a had killed the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.) 17 And Solomon built Gezer, Lower b Beth Horon, 18 c Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, 19 all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for d his chariots and cities for his e cavalry, and whatever Solomon f desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 g All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel - 21 that is, their descendants h who were left in the land after them, i whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely - j from these Solomon raised k forced labor, as it is to this day. 22 But of the children of Israel Solomon l made no forced laborers, because they were men of war and his servants: his officers, his captains, commanders of his chariots, and his cavalry.

23 Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon's work: m five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people who did the work.

24 But n Pharaoh's daughter came up from the City of David to o her house which 4 Solomon had built for her. p Then he built the Millo.

25 q Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the LORD, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the temple.

26 r King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at s Ezion Geber, which is near 5 Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. 27 t Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they went to u Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:37
    In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv.
    1 Kings 6:38
    And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.
    1 Kings 7:1
    But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.
    2 Chronicles 8:1
    It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house.
  2. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:1
    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 19:27
    It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left.
  4. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:13
    Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men.
  5. Cross References
    2 Samuel 5:9
    Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
    1 Kings 9:24
    But Pharaoh's daughter came up from the City of David to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.
  6. Cross References
    Joshua 11:1
    And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard these things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph.
    Joshua 19:36
    Adamah, Ramah, Hazor.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 17:11
    And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns - three hilly regions.
  8. Cross References
    Joshua 16:10
    And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.
  9. Cross References
    Joshua 16:10
    And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.
    Judges 1:29
    Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; so the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
  10. Cross References
    Joshua 10:10
    So the LORD routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
    Joshua 16:3
    And went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and it ended at the sea.
    Joshua 21:22
    Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities.
    2 Chronicles 8:5
    He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars.
  11. Cross References
    Joshua 19:44
    Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath.
    2 Chronicles 8:4
    He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in Hamath.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:26
    And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 1:14
    And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:26
    Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
  14. Cross References
    1 Kings 9:1
    And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he wanted to do.
  15. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 8:7
    All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel -
  16. Cross References
    Judges 1:21 - 36
    But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
    Judges 3:1
    Now these are the nations which the LORD left, that He might test Israel by them, that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan
  17. Cross References
    Joshua 15:63
    As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
    Joshua 17:12
    Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
    Joshua 17:13
    And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.
  18. Cross References
    Judges 1:28
    And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
    Judges 1:35
    And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; yet when the strength of the house of Joseph became greater, they were put under tribute.
  19. Cross References
    Ezra 2:55
    The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda.
    Ezra 2:58
    All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's servants were three hundred and ninety-two.
    Nehemiah 7:57
    The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 25:39
    And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and sells himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.
  21. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 8:10
    And others were chiefs of the officials of King Solomon: two hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people.
  22. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:1
    Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh's daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall all around Jerusalem.
  23. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:8
    And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken as wife.
  24. Cross References
    2 Samuel 5:9
    Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
    1 Kings 11:27
    And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the damages to the City of David his father.
    2 Chronicles 32:5
    And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
  25. Cross References
    Exodus 23:14 - 17
    Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year:
    Deuteronomy 16:16
    Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed.
    2 Chronicles 8:12
    Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the vestibule.
    2 Chronicles 8:13
    According to the daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts - the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
  26. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 8:17
    Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the seacoast, in the land of Edom.
    2 Chronicles 8:18
    And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
  27. Cross References
    Numbers 33:35
    They departed from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
    Deuteronomy 2:8
    And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from Elath and Ezion Geber, we turned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab.
    1 Kings 22:48
    Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
  28. Cross References
    1 Kings 5:6
    Now therefore, command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.
    1 Kings 5:9
    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you indicate to me, and will have them broken apart there; then you can take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire by giving food for my household.
    1 Kings 10:11
    Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.
  29. Cross References
    Job 22:24
    Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
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