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He built Tadmor in the wilderness
Tadmor was a city north of Israel, in modern-day Syria. The author writes of Solomon commanding the people to build Tadmor as if Solomon himself built it. Alternate translation: "Solomon caused the town of Tadmor in the wilderness to be rebuilt" or "Solomon commanded, and the people built the town of Tadmor in the wilderness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)
Tadmor
Tadmor was a city north of Israel, in modern-day Syria. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
storage cities
Or "supply cities." These are cities where the government stored food or supplies.