Store cities which the Israelites built for the Egyptians (Ex. 1:11). (See PITHOM.) Towns in which the treasures of the kings of Judah were kept were so designated (1 Chr. 27:25).
Treasure Cities
The first treasure cities in the Bible were built by slaves. In Exodus 1:11, Pharaoh’s taskmasters afflict the Israelites with burdens, and they build Pithom and Raamses as storehouses for the king. Solomon later builds his own “cities of store,” along with cities for chariots and horsemen. Second Chronicles 8 adds that he built Tadmor in the wilderness and store cities in Hamath. The same idea, a place to keep grain, goods and supplies, serves a hard-driving ruler in one account and a wealthy king in another. Exodus 1 shows what that building could cost the people who did the labour.
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Exodus
Exodus 1:11
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
1 Kings
1 Kings 9:19
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 8:4
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
2 Chronicles 8:6
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Matthew George Easton, 1897
From Smith's Bible Dictionary
William Smith, 1884
The kings of Judah had keepers of their treasures both in city and country (1 Chronicles 27:25) and the places where these magazines were laid up were called treasure-cities. and the buildings treasure-houses. Pharaoh compelled the Hebrews to build him treasure-cities. (Exodus 1:11) --McClintock and Strong. [PITHOM]