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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 9:15-28

We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, 1 Kgs. 9:15. And he was a wise builder, who sat down first, and counted the cost, and would not begin to build till he found himself able to finish. Perhaps there was some complaint of the heaviness of the taxes, which the historian excuses from the greatness of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:15

And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised ,.... Both of men to work, 1 Kings 5:13 , and of money to defray the expense: it was for to build the house of the Lord ; the temple: and his own house ; or palace: and Millo ; which he repaired: See Gill on 1 Samuel 5:9 . and the wall of Jerusalem ; which, as Abarbinel says, was a large building, there being three walls one within another: and Hazor ; a city in the tribe of Naphtali, and which had been a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

This is the reason of the levy - That is, in order to pay Hiram the sixscore talents of gold which he had borrowed from him (Hiram not being willing to take the Galilean cities mentioned above; or, having taken them, soon restored them again) he was obliged to lay a tax upon the people; and that this was a grievous and oppressive tax we learn from 1 Kings 12:1-4 , where the elders of Israel came to Rehoboam, complaining of their heavy state of taxation, and entreating that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 9:15

And this is the reason [or manner, account, דָּבָר . Keil: "This is the case with regard to, " etc. The historian now proceeds to speak of the forced labour. The LXX . inserts this and the next nine verses after 1 Kings 10:22 ] of the levy [see on 1 Kings 5:13 , and 1 Kings 12:18 ] which Solomon raised; for to build [The punctuation of the A.V. is misleading. The Hebrew has no break—"which Solomon raised for building," etc.] the house of the Lord and his own house and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

Levy - See the marginal reference note.Millo - See 2 Samuel 5:9 note. The Septuagint commonly render the word ἡ ἄκρα hē akra, “the citadel,” and it may possibly have been the fortress on Mount Zion connected with the Maccabean struggles (1 Macc. 4:41; 13:49-52). Its exact site has not been determined.And the wall of Jerusalem - David’s fortification 2 Samuel 5:9; 1 Chronicles 11:8 had been hasty, and had now - fifty years later - fallen into decay. Solomon therefore had to “repair the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 9:15

1 Kings 9:15. This is the reason of the levy, &c. That the raising of a great tribute upon the people, and employing so many men in his works, might not seem strange, the sacred writer here shows the cause of it; which was, his great and numerous buildings, suitable to the high dignity to which God had advanced him. The Hebrew word, מס , mass, here rendered levy, as Mr. Selden hath shown, by many instances, is not only used for pecuniary tribute, but also for bodily labour; it means a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 9:10-25

Building development in other cities (9:10-25)Earlier Solomon had borrowed from Hiram about four thousand kilograms of gold to help finance his ambitious building programs. In payment of these debts, Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in northern Israel. Hiram was not satisfied with these cities and returned them (which meant that Solomon had to look for other ways to repay the loan) (10-14; see 2 Chronicles 8:1-2).To strengthen Jerusalem’s security, Solomon rebuilt the Millo (some sort of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 9:15

reason = account, or schedule. Levy: i.e. tribute of men. Same word as 1 Kings 5:13-18 ; not the same word as 1 Kings 9:21 . Millo = the Millo. Part of Jebusite city, or the filling up between Jebus and Moriah. Hezekiah strengthened it. Shechem had a "Millo" (Judges 9:6 ). Compare 1 Kings 9:24 ; 1Ki 11:27 . 2 Samuel 5:9 . 1 Chronicles 11:8 . 2Ch 32:54 . the wall. Begun by David (2 Samuel 5:9 . 1 Chronicles 11:8 ). Solomon closed the breaches (1 Kings 11:27 ). Hazor , an old Canaanitish... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

SOLOMON'S BUILDING OF MANY CITIES"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 Meggido, and Gezer. 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 portion unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 9:15

1 Kings 9:15. And this is the reason of the levy— Therefore this was the reason of the levy or tribute. That is, the money which Solomon borrowed of Hiram, 1Ki 9:14 was the reason of his raising the tribute upon his people. Houbigant. And Millo— See 2 Samuel 5:9. מלוא Millo was a place in Jerusalem in which the people of Israel assembled, when there was any consultation to be made about public affairs. It is derived from the Hebrew word מלא male, which signifies full, because the people filled... read more