¹⁵ Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted^(A) to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces,^[a](B) the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,^(C) Megiddo and Gezer.^(D)

⁸ He built up the city around it, from the terraces^[a](A) to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.