Discovery Box1 Kings 9:19 
Context9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, 1 and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. 2 He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. 3
1 Kings 9:22
Context9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; 4 the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. 5
1 tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”
3 tn Heb “and the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”
4 sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.
5 tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”
