16. (The king of Egypt had attacked Gezer and captured it, killing its inhabitants and setting fire to the city. Then he gave it as a wedding present to his daughter when she married Solomon,
17. and Solomon rebuilt it.) Using his forced labour, Solomon also rebuilt Lower Beth Horon,
18. Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness of Judah,
19. the cities where his supplies were kept, the cities for his horses and chariots, and everything else he wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and elsewhere in his kingdom.