2 Chronicles 8:4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.

English Standard Version
He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store cities that he built in Hamath.

New American Standard Bible
He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities which he had built in Hamath.

King James Bible
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built Tadmor in the wilderness along with all the storage cities that he built in Hamath.

International Standard Version
Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers that he had built in Hamath.

American Standard Version
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong cities in Emath.

Darby Bible Translation
And he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

Young's Literal Translation
and he buildeth Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the cities of store that he hath built in Hamath.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

8:1 - 18 Solomon's buildings and trade. - It sometimes requires more wisdom and resolution to govern a family in the fear of God, than to govern a kingdom with reputation. The difficulty is increased, when a man has a hinderance instead of a help meet in the wife of his bosom. Solomon kept up the holy sacrifices, according to the law of Moses. In vain had the altar been built, in vain had fire come down from heaven, if sacrifices had not been constantly brought. Spiritual sacrifices are required of us, which we are to bring daily and weekly; it is good to be in a settled method of devotion. When the service of the temple was put into good order, it is said, The house of the Lord was perfected. The work was the main matter, not the place; the temple was unfinished till all this was done. Canaan was a rich country, and yet must send to Ophir for gold The Israelites were a wise people, but must be beholden to the king of Tyre for men that had knowledge of the seas. Grace, and not gold, is the best riches, and acquaintance with God and his law, the best knowledge. Leaving the children of this world to scramble for the toys of this world, may we, as the children of God, lay up our treasure in heaven, that where our treasure is, our hearts also may be.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3-6. And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah—Hamath was on the Orontes, in C�le-Syria. Its king, Toi, had been the ally of David; but from the combination, Hamath and Zobah, it would appear that some revolution had taken place which led to the union of these two petty kingdoms of Syria into one. For what cause the resentment of Solomon was provoked against it, we are not informed, but he sent an armed force which reduced it. He made himself master also of Tadmor, the famous Palmyra in the same region. Various other cities along the frontiers of his extended dominions he repaired and fitted up, either to serve as store-places for the furtherance of his commercial enterprises, or to secure his kingdom from foreign invasion (see on [426]2Ch 1:14; [427]1Ki 9:15).