16. (In the past the king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. After burning it, he killed the Canaanites who lived there. Then he gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who married Solomon.
17. So Solomon rebuilt it.) He also built the cities of Lower Beth Horon
18. and Baalath, as well as Tadmor, which is in the desert.
19. King Solomon also built cities for storing grain and supplies and cities for his chariots and horses. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and everywhere he ruled.