He also rebuilt Baalath and other supply centers and constructed towns where his chariots and horses could be stationed. He built everything he desired in Jerusalem and Lebanon and throughout his entire realm.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Baalath, and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- KJV 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.
- BSB as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
- NKJV also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- NASB and Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots and cities for his horsemen, and everything that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and all the land under his rule.
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Quick answer
Solomon builds Baalath, storage cities, and chariot and cavalry cities, completing all he desired to build. It summarizes the vast scope of his projects across his realm.
Overview
The chariot and horsemen cities point to a substantial standing military, while the building 'for his pleasure' shows the wealth at his disposal. His dominion reached from Jerusalem to Lebanon, displaying the extent of his rule. This grandeur reflects the height of Israel's old-covenant glory under a Davidic king.
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- Eccl 2:10–26Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
- 1 Kgs 10:26Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he kept in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
- Song 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
- Josh 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- 2 Chr 17:12Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
- 1 Kgs 7:2For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.
- 2 Chr 1:14Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
- 1 Kgs 9:18–19Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness,
- 2 Chr 8:4He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
- Eccl 2:4I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.
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