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 Y dijo: ¿Qué ciudades son estas que me has dado, hermano? Y púsoles por nombre, la tierra de Cabul, hasta hoy.

14 Y había Hiram enviado al rey ciento y veinte talentos de oro.

15 Y esta es la razón del tributo que el rey Salomón impuso para edificar la casa de Jehová, y su casa, y á Millo, y el muro de Jerusalem, y á Hasor, y Megiddo, y Gezer.

16 Faraón el rey de Egipto había subido y tomado á Gezer, y quemádola, y había muerto los Cananeos que habitaban la ciudad, y dádola en don á su hija la mujer de Salomón.

17 Restauró pues Salomón á Gezer, y á la baja Beth-oron,

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What Does 1 Kings 9:15 Mean?

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