And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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Gill's Exposition
And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,.... Who were not destroyed in the times of Joshua, or since, but dwelt in several cities of the land of…
Barnes' Notes
“The cities of store” contained provisions stored up for the troops (compare 2Ch 32:28). They seem to have been chiefly in the north - in Hamath 2Ch 8:4 and Naphtali 2Ch 16:4. On the “cities for his…
Adam Clarke
And all the cities of store - Though, by the multitude and splendor of his buildings, Solomon must have added greatly to the magnificence of his reign; yet, however plenteous silver and gold were in…
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…
Cambridge Bible
and all the cities of store In 2Ch 8:4 the expression is store-cities, which reads better here, and is clearer in sense. These places would be provided so that surplus produce which could be…
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