1 Kings 9:17

Easy-to-Read Version

Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the city of Lower Beth Horon.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo built Gezer, and Beit-Horon the lower,

King James Version
And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

English Standard Version
so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon

New Century Version
So Solomon rebuilt it.) He also built the cities of Lower Beth Horon

New English Translation
Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

Amplified Bible
So Solomon rebuilt [and fortified] Gezer and Lower Beth-horon,

New American Standard Bible
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon,

Geneva Bible (1587)
(Therefore Salomon builte Gezer and Beth-horon the nether,

Legacy Standard Bible
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

Contemporary English Version
So Solomon had the town rebuilt. Solomon had his workers rebuild Lower Beth-Horon,

Complete Jewish Bible
So Shlomo rebuilt Gezer; he also built Lower Beit-Horon,

Darby Translation
—And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,

George Lamsa Translation
And Solomon built Gezer and Beth-hauran the lower

Good News Translation
and Solomon rebuilt it.) Using his forced labor, Solomon also rebuilt Lower Beth Horon,

Lexham English Bible
Solomon rebuilt Gezer and Lower Beth-Horon,

Literal Translation
and Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the lower,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Salomon buylded Gaser, & the lower Bethoron,

American Standard Version
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

Bible in Basic English
Three dots are used where it is no longer possible to be certain of the true sense of the Hebrew words, and for this reason no attempt has been made to put them into Basic English. and Solomon was the builder of Gezer and Beth-horon the lower,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon buylt Gazer & Bethhoron the neather,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

King James Version (1611)
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

English Revised Version
Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,

Berean Standard Bible
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Salomon bildide Gazer, and the lower Bethoron,

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,

Update Bible Version
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

World English Bible
Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the lower,

New King James Version
And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon,

New Living Translation
So Solomon rebuilt the city of Gezer.) He also built up the towns of Lower Beth-horon,

New Life Bible
So Solomon built Gezer again, and the lower part of Beth-horon,

New Revised Standard
so Solomon rebuilt Gezer), Lower Beth-horon,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon, the nether,

Douay-Rheims Bible
So Solomon built Gazer, and Bethhoron the nether,

Revised Standard Version
so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-hor'on

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ King Solomon forced slaves to work for him to build the Temple and his palace. Then he used these slaves to build many other things. He built the Millo and the city wall around Jerusalem. Then he rebuilt the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. ¹⁶ In the past the king of Egypt had fought against the city of Gezer and burned it. He killed the Canaanites who lived there. When Solomon married Pharaoh's daughter, Pharaoh gave him that city as a wedding present. ¹⁷ Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the city of Lower Beth Horon. ¹⁸ He also built the cities of Baalath and Tamar in the Judean desert. ¹⁹ He also built cities where he could store grain, and he built places for his chariots and his horses. King Solomon also built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and all the places he ruled. ²⁰ There were people left in the land who were not Israelites. There were Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ²¹ The Israelites had not been able to destroy them, but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today. ²² Solomon did not force any Israelites to be his slaves. The Israelites were soldiers, government officials, officers, captains, and chariot commanders and drivers. ²³ There were 550 supervisors over Solomon's projects. They supervised the men who did the work. ²⁴ Pharaoh's daughter moved from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Bethhoron: Joshua 16:3, Joshua 19:44, Joshua 21:22, 2 Chronicles 8:4-6, 2 Chronicles 8:7-18

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:33 - Gezer 1 Kings 9:15 - Gezer 1 Kings 12:25 - built 1 Chronicles 7:24 - Bethhoron 2 Chronicles 25:13 - Bethhoron

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon built Gezer,.... 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, 2 Chronicles 8:5, which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and were on the borders of it, between that and Benjamin, Joshua 16:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Beth-horon the nether - See the marginal reference note.