1 Kings 9:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.”
1 Kings 9:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 9:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 9:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This is the reason of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted: to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.”
1 Kings 9:15 — World English Bible
1 Kings 9:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. ”
1 Kings 9:15 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 9:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And this <FI>is<Fi> the matter of the tribute that king Solomon hath lifted up, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer,”
1 Kings 9:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 9:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And this is the account of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. ”
1 Kings 9:15 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 9:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And this is the cause of the tribute why King Salomon raised tribute, to wit, to builde the house of the Lord, and his owne house, and Millo, and the wall of Ierusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.”
1 Kings 9:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 9:15 in Context — 1 Kings 9
13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,
What Does 1 Kings 9:15 Mean?
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