Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (A)(that is, the City of David).

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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion(A)—which is the City of David.(B)

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Solomon’s Additional Achievements(A)

15 And this is the reason for (B)the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the Lord, his own house, [a]the (C)Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, (D)Hazor, (E)Megiddo, and (F)Gezer.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Lit. The Landfill

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)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

24 But (A)Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to (B)her house which [a]Solomon had built for her. (C)Then he built the Millo.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. he; cf. 2 Chr. 8:11

24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(A) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(B)

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