1 Kings 9:18-20

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¹⁸Baalath and ^[a]Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, ¹⁹and all the storage cities [for surplus provisions] which Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots and cities for his horsemen, and whatever it pleased Solomon to build ^[b]in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule. ²⁰As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the sons (descendants) of Israel,

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Footnotes

1 Kings 9:18 In 2 Chr 8:4 Tadmor.
1 Kings 9:19 Because of Solomon’s extensive building program and his extravagant expenditures, he resorted to forced labor and heavy taxation. These oppressive policies, combined with his son’s lack of good judgment contributed to the division of Solomon’s kingdom. Shortly after his death, his son King Rehoboam rebuffed the people’s appeal for relief and declared his intention to add to their burdens (12:11).