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1 Kings 9:17

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What does 1 Kings 9:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
1 Kings 9:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15And 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.
16Pharaoh 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 portion unto his daughter, Solomon`s wife.
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,
19and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
20As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Solomon built Gezer, etc.] Rebuilt it, it having been burnt, at least great part of it, by Pharaoh when he took it: and Bethhoron the nether; and the upper also, (<140805>2 Chronicles 8:5), which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and were on the borders of it, between that and Benjamin, (<061603>Joshua 16:3,5 18:13,14).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Beth-horon the nether--situated on the way from Joppa to Jerusalem and Gibeon; it required, from so public a road, to be strongly garrisoned.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Beth-horon the nether - See the marginal reference note. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:17-18 Lower Beth-horon was an important defensive site for western Judah. Several cities in Canaan were called Baalath; the one here was probably also known as Kiriath-jearim (2 Sam 6:2; see Josh 15:9; 1 Chr 13:5, 6). Tamar was probably located in the southeastern quarter of the Holy Land (see Ezek 47:19; 48:28).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Bethhoron: Jos 16:3, Jos 19:44, Jos 21:22; Ch2 8:4-6, Ch2 8:7-18 3 Kings (1 Kings) 9:18”
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