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1 Kings 9:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Kings 9:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 ¶ And this is the cause of the tribute, why King Solomon raised tribute, to wit, to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and [a]Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 Pharaoh king of Egypt had come up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slew the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and gave it for a present unto his daughter Solomon’s wife.
17 (Therefore Solomon built Gezer and Beth Horon the nether,
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- 1 Kings 9:15 Millo was as the town house or place of assembly which was open above.
1 Kings 9:15-17
New International Version
1 Kings 9:15-17
New International Version
15 Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,(C) Megiddo and Gezer.(D) 16 (Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire. He killed its Canaanite inhabitants and then gave it as a wedding gift to his daughter,(E) Solomon’s wife. 17 And Solomon rebuilt Gezer.) He built up Lower Beth Horon,(F)
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- 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24
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