1 Kin 9:17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon
1 Kin 9:18 and Baalath and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land of Judah,
1 Kin 9:19 and all the storage cities which Solomon had, even the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and all that it pleased Solomon to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.
1 Kin 9:20As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel,
1 Kin 9:21 their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel were unable to destroy utterly, from them Solomon levied forced laborers, even to this day.
1 Kin 9:22 But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his horsemen.
1 Kin 9:23 ¶ These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people doing the work.
1 Kin 9:24 ¶ As soon as Pharaoh's daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo.
1 Kin 9:25 ¶ Now three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the LORD, burning incense with them on the altar which was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
1 Kin 9:26 ¶ King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
1 Kin 9:27 And Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon.
1 Kin 9:28 They went to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
1 Kin 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
1 Kin 10:2 So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
1 Kin 10:3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king which he did not explain to her.
1 Kin 10:4 When the queen of Sheba perceived all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
1 Kin 10:5 the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her.
1 Kin 10:6 Then she said to the king, "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.
1 Kin 10:7 "Nevertheless I did not believe the reports, until I came and my eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.
1 Kin 10:8 "How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.