16 Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He then burned it down, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and gave it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.(A) 17 Then Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,(B) 18 Baalath,(C) Tamar[a][b] in the Wilderness of Judah,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:18 Alt Hb traditions, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read Tadmor; 2Ch 8:4
  2. 1 Kings 9:18 Tamar was a city in southern Judah; Ezk 47:19; 48:28.

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