Verse 19
And all the cities of store that Solomon had ,.... In which were his magazines of corn, arms, and ammunition; and these were built in Hamath, 2 Chronicles 8:4 .
and cities for his chariots ; chariots of war, iron chariots, which were kept in times of peace, in case of necessity, of which Solomon had 1400, 1 Kings 10:26 ,
and cities for his horsemen ; of which he had 12,000, a standing cavalry:
and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem ; besides the temple and his own palace before mentioned; see Ecclesiastes 2:4 ,
and in Lebanon ; the house of the forest of Lebanon, which Junius on 1 Kings 7:2 thinks he built after he had taken Hamathzobah, a royal city of Lebanon; see 2 Chronicles 8:3 or fortresses on Mount Lebanon, which was the northern border of his kingdom:
and in all the land of his dominions ; where he might repair or fortify cities, or erect new forts for the safety of his kingdom; now for the doing of all this was the levy both of men and money raised, and of whom next follows.
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