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Then Solomon went to Hamath of Zoba and conquered it. He built Tadmor[a] in the wilderness and all the supply cities, which he built in Hamath. (A)He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;

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  1. 8:4 Tadmor: later known as Palmyra, an important caravan city in the Syrian desert. The parallel passage in 1 Kgs 9:18 has “Tamar,” in southern Judah; cf. Ez 47:19; 48:28. But Solomon may well have fortified Tadmor against the Arameans.

Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(A) He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(B) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars,

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