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1 Kings 9:19
as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator catalogs Solomon's construction projects immediately after noting his completion of the temple and royal palace (1 Kings 9:1). The passage lists administrative and military infrastructure established across his territories.
The words — The Hebrew מִסְכְּנוֹת (miskenot) literally denotes fortified storage cities or granaries (1 Kings 9:19). These structures were specifically designated for Solomon's chariotry and cavalry units.
The thread — The construction of store cities appears in Exodus 1:11 when Israelites build Pithom and Raamses under Egyptian taskmasters. Solomon's logistical planning mirrors this earlier forced labor but serves royal expansion rather than imperial subjugation.
Why it lands — The text records territorial control and military preparation without moral commentary. It requires the reader to observe how centralized authority operates through infrastructure and administrative planning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 9:1 Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
- Exodus 1:11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- 1 Kings 4:26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
- 1 Kings 10:26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 1:14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10 Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
- Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.