1 Kings 9:15

New Century Version

This is the account of the forced labor Solomon used to build the Temple and the palace. He had them fill in the land and build the wall around Jerusalem. He also had them rebuild the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:9

So David lived in the strong, walled city and called it the City of David. David built more buildings around it, beginning where the land was filled in. He also built more buildings inside the city.

1 Kings 11:27

This is the story of how Jeroboam turned against the king. Solomon was filling in the land and repairing the wall of Jerusalem, the city of David, his father.

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us, and don’t make us work as hard as he did. Then we will serve you.”

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made an agreement with the king of Egypt by marrying his daughter and bringing her to Jerusalem. At this time Solomon was still building his palace and the Temple of the Lord, as well as a wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 4:12

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

1 Kings 5:13

King Solomon forced thirty thousand men of Israel to help in this work.

1 Kings 6:38

The Temple was finished during the eleventh year he was king, in the eighth month, the month of Bul. It was built exactly as it was planned. Solomon had spent seven years building it.

1 Kings 9:10

By the end of twenty years, King Solomon had built two buildings—the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

1 Kings 9:21

They were descendants of people that the Israelites had not destroyed. Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves, as is still true today.

1 Kings 9:24

The daughter of the king of Egypt moved from the old part of Jerusalem to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then Solomon filled in the surrounding land.

2 Kings 12:20

His officers made plans against him and killed him at Beth Millo on the road down to Silla.

2 Kings 15:29

Tiglath-Pileser was king of Assyria. He attacked while Pekah was king of Israel, capturing the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also captured Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali and carried the people away to Assyria.

2 Kings 9:27

When Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he ran away toward Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him, saying, “Shoot Ahaziah, too!” Ahaziah was wounded in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam. He got as far as Megiddo but died there.

1 Chronicles 20:4

Later, at Gezer, war broke out with the Philistines. Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the Rephaites. So those Philistines were defeated.

1 Chronicles 6:67

They received Shechem, one of the cities of safety, with its pastures in the mountains of Ephraim. They also received the towns and pastures of Gezer,

2 Chronicles 35:22

But Josiah did not go away. He wore different clothes so no one would know who he was. Refusing to listen to what Neco said at God’s command, Josiah went to fight on the plain of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 8:1

By the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

Psalm 51:18

Do whatever good you wish for Jerusalem. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:11

At that time there will be much crying in Jerusalem, like the crying for Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Joshua 10:33

During this same time Horam king of Gezer came to help Lachish, but Joshua also defeated him and his army; no one was left alive.

Joshua 11:1

When Jabin king of Hazor heard about all that had happened, he sent messages to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Acshaph.

Joshua 16:10

The Ephraimites could not force the Canaanites to leave Gezer, so the Canaanites still live among the Ephraimites today, but they became slaves of the Ephraimites.

Joshua 16:3

From there it went west to the border of the Japhletites and continued to the area of the Lower Beth Horon. Then it went to Gezer and ended at the sea.

Joshua 17:11

In the areas of Issachar and Asher, the people of Manasseh owned these towns: Beth Shan and its small towns; Ibleam and its small towns; the people who lived in Dor and its small towns; the people in Naphoth Dor and its small towns; the people who lived in Taanach and its small towns; the people in Megiddo and its small towns.

Joshua 19:36

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Joshua 21:21

Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim (which was a city of safety), Gezer,

Judges 1:29

The people of Ephraim did not force out all of the Canaanites living in Gezer. So the Canaanites continued to live in Gezer with the people of Ephraim.

Judges 4:2

So he let Jabin, a king of Canaan who ruled in the city of Hazor, defeat Israel. Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim, was the commander of Jabin’s army.

Judges 5:19

“The kings came, and they fought. At that time the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo. But they took away no silver or possessions of Israel.

Judges 9:20

But if not, may fire come out of Abimelech and completely burn you leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! Also may fire come out of the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and burn up Abimelech!”

Judges 9:6

Then all of the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered beside the great tree standing in Shechem. There they made Abimelech their king.