1 Kings 9:15

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King Solomon forced slaves to work for him to build the Temple and his palace. Then he used these slaves to build many other things. He built the Millo and the city wall around Jerusalem. Then he rebuilt the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:24

Pharaoh’s daughter moved from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

1 Kings 5:13

King Solomon forced 30,000 men of Israel to help in this work.

2 Samuel 5:9

David lived in the fort and called it “The City of David.” David built up the city from the Millo inward.

Joshua 17:11

The people of Manasseh had towns in the area of Issachar and Asher. Beth Shean, Ibleam, and the small towns around them also belonged to them. The people of Manasseh also lived in Dor, Endor, Taanach, Megiddo, and the small towns around these cities. They also lived in the three towns of Naphoth.

Joshua 19:36

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Joshua 11:1

King Jabin of Hazor heard about everything that had happened. So he decided to call together the armies of several kings. He sent a message to King Jobab of Madon to the king of Shimron, to the king of Acshaph,

Judges 1:29

There were Canaanites living in Gezer. And the Ephraimites did not make all the Canaanites leave their land. So they continued to live in Gezer with the Ephraimites.

Joshua 16:10

But the Ephraimites were not able to force the Canaanites to leave the town of Gezer. So the Canaanites still live among the Ephraimites today, although they did become slaves of the Ephraimites.

Zechariah 12:11

There will be a time of great sadness and crying in Jerusalem. It will be like the time people cry over the death of Hadad Rimmon in Megiddo Valley.

Psalm 51:18

God, please be good to Zion. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 35:22

But Josiah did not go away. He put on different clothes to hide who he was and went to fight the battle. Josiah refused to listen to the warning Neco had received from God and went to fight on the plain of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 8:1

It took 20 years for King Solomon to build the Lord’s Temple and the king’s palace.

1 Chronicles 20:4

Later, the Israelites went to war with the Philistines at the town of Gezer. At that time Sibbecai from Hushah killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of the giants. So those Philistines became like slaves to the Israelites.

1 Chronicles 6:67

They were given the city of Shechem. Shechem is a city of safety. They were also given the towns of Gezer,

2 Kings 15:29

King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria came to fight against Israel while Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. He took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.

2 Kings 12:20

Joash’s officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla.

2 Kings 9:27

King Ahaziah of Judah saw this and ran away. He tried to escape through the garden house, but Jehu followed him. Jehu had said, “Shoot Ahaziah too!” Ahaziah was wounded when he was in his chariot on the road to Gur near Ibleam. He got as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

1 Kings 11:27

This is the story about how Jeroboam turned against the king. Solomon was building the Millo and repairing the wall around the city of David, his father.

1 Kings 9:21

The Israelites had not been able to destroy them, but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today.

1 Kings 9:10

It took 20 years for King Solomon to build the Lord’s Temple and the king’s palace.

1 Kings 6:38

The Temple was finished in the month of Bul, the eighth month of the year, in Solomon’s eleventh year as king. It took seven years to build the Temple. It was built exactly as planned.

1 Kings 4:12

Baana son of Ahilud was governor of Taanach and Megiddo and all of Beth Shean next to Zarethan. This was below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah across from Jokmeam.

Judges 9:20

But leaders of Shechem and the house of Millo, if you have not acted right, may Abimelech destroy you. And may Abimelech be destroyed too!”

Judges 9:6

Then all the leaders in Shechem and the house of Millo came together. Everyone gathered beside the big tree of the pillar in Shechem and made Abimelech their king.

Judges 5:19

The kings of Canaan came to fight, but they didn’t carry any treasures home. They fought at the city of Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo.

Judges 4:2

So the Lord allowed King Jabin of Canaan to defeat the Israelites. Jabin ruled in a city named Hazor. A man named Sisera was the commander of King Jabin’s army. Sisera lived in a town called Harosheth Haggoyim.

Joshua 21:21

the city of Shechem from the hill country of Ephraim (which was a city of safety), Gezer,

Joshua 10:33

King Horam of Gezer came to help Lachish, but Joshua also defeated him and his army. No one was left alive.

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made a peace treaty with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. This was when Solomon was still building his palace, the Temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us. Stop the heavy work that your father forced us to do and we will serve you.”

Joshua 16:3

Then the border went west to the border of the Japhletites. The border continued to Lower Beth Horon. Then the border went to Gezer and continued to the Mediterranean Sea.