1 Kings 9:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

1 Kings 9:18 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 19:44
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
2 Chronicles 8:4
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-28)

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, 1 Kgs. 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 s…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

15-24. this is the reason of the levy--A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect. Millo--part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5). the wall of Jerusalem--eith…