Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
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Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
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And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
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And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
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- Joshua 16:3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
- Joshua 21:22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
- Joshua 10:10 Yahweh confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
- Joshua 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- 2 Chronicles 8:4-18 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath. Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 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. As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel; of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume, of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day. But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen. These were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two-hundred fifty, who ruled over the people. Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places where Yahweh’s ark has come are holy.” Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on Yahweh’s altar, which he had built before the porch, even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times per year, during the feast of unleavened bread, during the feast of weeks, and during the feast of booths. He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded. They didn’t depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. Now all the work of Solomon was prepared from the day of the foundation of Yahweh’s house until it was finished. So Yahweh’s house was completed. Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom. Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the…
1Ki 9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
Ver. 17. And Bethhoron, the nether.] Yea, both the Bethhorons, nether and upper too. {2Ch 8:5}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In Benjamin, Jos 18:13,14; and Beth-horon the upper, which…
In Benjamin, Jos 18:13,14; and Beth-horon the upper, which is added 2Ch 8:5, a city in the tribe of Ephraim, Jos 16:5, possibly bordering upon Benjamin, and nigh unto the lower
Beth-horon; which alone may be here mentioned, either because it was the more famous place, or because it needed more reparations.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Baalath,.... A city in the tribe of Dan,…
And Baalath,.... A city in the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:44.
and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land; or "Tamar", as in the Cetib, or Scriptural reading; for we go according to the marginal reading, and so Thamato in Ptolemy (p); and is thought by some to be the same with Tamar in Eze 47:19, which Jerom there says is Palmyra. Tamar signifies a palm tree, from whence this city had its name Palmyra, the situation of which place agrees with this; hence we read both in Ptolemy (q) and Pliny (r) of the Palmyrene deserts: the ruins of it are to be seen to this day, and of it this account is given; that it is enclosed on three sides with long ridges of mountains, which open towards the east gradually, to the distance of about an hour's riding; but to the south stretches a vast plain, beyond the reach of the eye; the air is good, but the soil exceeding barren; nothing green to be seen therein, save some few palm trees in the gardens, and here and there about the town; and from these trees, I conceive, says my author, it obtained its name both in Hebrew and in Latin: it appears to have been of a large extent, by the space now taken up by the ruins; but there are no footsteps of any wall remaining, nor is it possible to judge of the ancient figure of the place. The present inhabitants, as they are poor, miserable, dirty people, so they have shut themselves up, to the number of about thirty or forty families, in little huts made of dirt, within the walls of a spacious court, which enclosed a most magnificent Heathen temple (s). Benjamin of Tudela says (t), it is situated in a wilderness, far from any habitable place, and is four days' journey from Baalath before mentioned; which place he takes to be the same with Baalbek, in the valley of Lebanon, built by Solomon for Pharaoh's daughter; which, according to the Arabic geographer (u), was situated at the foot of Mount Lebanon; and Tadmor seems to be in the land of Hamathzobah, Ch2 8:3.
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(p) Geograph. l. 5. c. 16. (q) Ib. c. 15. (r) Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 26. & 6. 28. (s) Halifax apud Philosphic. Transact. vol. 3. p. 504. (t) Itinerar. p. 57, 58. (u) Geograph. Nub. par. 5. clim. 3. p. 117.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 9:17-19. And Beth-horon the nether — The lower…
1Ki 9:17-19. And Beth-horon the nether — The lower Beth-horon, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:13. Baalath — A city in the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:44. And Tadmor in the wilderness — The name of this city signifies wonderful, or admirable, and it was so named, probably, from the singularity of the thing, in finding here springs and wells of water, and other conveniences to subsist a city, among such horrid and parched sands, with which it was on all sides surrounded. It is probable that Solomon built this city among the deserts to hinder the communication between the Syrians and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, that they might not join their forces in confederacy together against the Israelites, as they had done in the time of David. This city appears to have been the same which was afterward called Palmyra by the Greeks, the ruins of which still remain. Some English gentlemen of credit and fortune visited it about the year 1750, who have published such a description of the exceeding magnificence and beauty of its ruins, at this day, as is astonishing. We refer our readers to that publication, not only that they may receive great pleasure, but great improvement; since it is not possible to conceive higher ideas of Solomon’s magnificence than these ruins present, nor more humiliating ideas of the vanity and weakness of all human splendour. See Messrs. Dawkin’s and Wood’s Ruins of Palmyra. In the land — Of Hamath — Zoba, a part of Syria, as is said 2Ch 8:3-4, which country Solomon had conquered. And all the cities of store that Solomon had — Where he laid up corn against a time of need; or arms and ammunition in case of war. And cities for his chariots and — his horsemen — Which he had in great numbers.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Beth-horon the nether - See the marginal reference note.
Beth-horon the nether - See the marginal reference note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nether, in the tribe of Benjamin. 2 Paralipomenon (viii.…
Nether, in the tribe of Benjamin. 2 Paralipomenon (viii. 5.) adds, the upper, which was a town of Ephraim. (Menochius)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Beth-horon the nether--situated on the way from Joppa to…
Beth-horon the nether--situated on the way from Joppa to Jerusalem and Gibeon; it required, from so public a road, to be strongly garrisoned.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 17. Solomon built Gezer — That is, rebuilt and…
17. Solomon built Gezer — That is, rebuilt and fortified the city on the ruined site of the former town. So doubtless of all the other cities mentioned in this chapter, which had existence before. The work of Solomon was that of rebuilding, repairing or enlarging, and fortifying.
Beth-horon the nether — See on Jos_10:10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. and Beth-horon the nether] This was one of…
17. and Beth-horon the nether] This was one of two towns named respectively ‘upper’ and ‘nether’ Beth-horon which lay between Gibeon and Azekah, the one at the top of the ascent, the other in the valley westward. The latter, which is the place here mentioned, was important as forming a barrier against foes from the direction of Philistia and Egypt, and for this reason no doubt it was fortified by Solomon. In earlier history the place is famous for Joshua’s victory (Joshua 10.) over the five kings of the Amorites, and later for the overthrow of the Syrian forces by Judas Maccabaeus (1 Maccabees 3.).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) Beth-horon the nether.—The name “Beth-horon” (“the house of…
(17) Beth-horon the nether.—The name “Beth-horon” (“the house of caves,”) was given to two small towns or villages (still called Beit-ûr), near Gezer, commanding the steep and rugged pass from the maritime plain, celebrated for three great victories of Israel—the great victory of Joshua (Joshua , 10), the victory of Judas Maccabæus (1Ma_3:13-24), and the last victory of the Jews over the Roman army of Cestius Gallus, before the fall of Jerusalem (Josephus, Wars of the Jews, ii. 19). The lower Beth-horon stands On a low eminence on the edge of the plain.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Solomon built Gezer In the case of Gezer…
And Solomon built Gezer In the case of Gezer it was an actual rebuilding. But as applied to Beth-boron, etc., "built" probably means enlarged, strength ened and Beth-horon the nether mentioned in connexion with Gezer, Jos_16:3 (cf. 10:10). It is deserving of mention that the two cities of Beth-horon still survive in the modern villages of Beitur el-tahta and el-fok," names which are "clearly corruptions of Beth-horon "the Nether" and "the Upper" (Stanley, S. and P., p. 208): One lies at the foot of the ravine, on an eminence, the other at the summit of the pass. Like Megiddo and Gezer, this town, too, lay on a high road, viz., that between Jerusalem and the sea coast. The selection of Beth-horon for fortification by Solomon is also justified by history three decisive battles having been fought here. (see Jos_10:10 RAPC 1Macc 3:13-24, and Jos., Bell Jud_1:2:19:8) The object of the king in fortifying this place was to protect the uplands of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim against invasion from the Philistine plain. It is perhaps not unnoteworthy that, according to our author, it was Beth-horon the nether that Solomon "built," as this would naturally have suffered more than its loftier neighbour from war. According to 2Ch_8:5, however, Solomon built Beth-horon the upper also.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer
It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people helped Solomon do this. (See: Synecdoche)
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desert
Judah
possess
chariot
horseman
Lebanon
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:17-18 Lower Beth-horon was an important defensive site for…
9:17-18 Lower Beth-horon was an important defensive site for western Judah. Several cities in Canaan were called Baalath; the one here was probably also known as Kiriath-jearim (2 Sam 6:2; see Josh 15:9; 1 Chr 13:5, 6). Tamar was probably located in the southeastern quarter of the Holy Land (see Ezek 47:19; 48:28).
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