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Workers at ancient defensive wall and terrace construction, historically grounded.
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1 Kings 9:15

The building levy

Covenant Warnings and Solomon’s Building Works · 1 Kings 9

Story guide: Workers haul stone along a rising wall and terrace, picturing the labor Solomon levies for the temple, his house, and Jerusalem's walls.

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15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon levied to build the house of Yahweh, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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