KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
WEB World English Bible
and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
ASV American Standard Version
and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the cities of stores that king Solomon hath, and the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
16 [For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
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.
20 [And] all the people [that were] left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not of the children of Israel,
21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they [were] men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
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וְאֵ֨תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallעָרֵ֤יH5892 · irexcitementהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙H4543 · mis.ke.nahstorageאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichהָי֣וּH1961 · ha.yahto beלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonוְאֵת֙H853 · et[Obj.]עָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהָרֶ֔כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]עָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםH6571 · pa.rashhorseוְאֵ֣ת׀H853 · et[Obj.]חֵ֣שֶׁקH2837 · che.sheqdesireשְׁלֹמֹ֗הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichחָשַׁק֙H2836 · cha.shaqto desireלִבְנ֤וֹתH1129 · ba.nahto buildבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙H3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןH3844 · le.va.nonLebanonוּבְכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃H4475 · mem.sha.lahdominion
Cross-references
1 Kings 9:1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.Ecclesiastes 2:10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.1 Kings 4:26-28And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.2 Chronicles 1:14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.1 Kings 10:26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.Ecclesiastes 6:9Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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