Discovery Box1 Kings 9:15 
Context9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews 1 King Solomon conscripted 2 to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, 3 and the cities of 4 Hazor, 5 Megiddo, 6 and Gezer.
1 Kings 11:27
Context11:27 This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: 7 Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David. 8
1 sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.
2 tn Heb “raised up.”
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.
6 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.
7 tn Heb “this is the matter concerning which he raised a hand against the king.”
8 sn The city of his father David. The phrase refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
