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2 Chronicles 8:6
as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities 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 Chronicler records Solomon’s administrative and military expansion immediately after describing the fortification of Beth-horon and before introducing the remaining Canaanite populations.
The words — בַּעֲלָת (baʿălat) names the specific location Baalath, while הַמִּסְכְּנוֹת (hammisḳənoth) denotes the store cities or storage facilities that sustained his reign.
The thread — Baalath reappears as a territorial marker in Joshua 19:44 and 1 Kings 9:18, anchoring this administrative list within Solomon’s broader territorial management.
Why it lands — The text reports Solomon’s systematic construction of chariot and horse cities across Jerusalem, Lebanon, and his dominion, demanding recognition of his centralized logistical control.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- 1 Kings 7:2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
- 1 Kings 9:18 Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 8:4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, in addition to all the store cities that he had built in Hamath.
- 2 Chronicles 17:12 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
- Ecclesiastes 2:4 I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
- 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.
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.