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.
20-21. For his forced labour Solomon used the descendants of the people of Canaan whom the Israelites had not killed when they took possession of their land. These included Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, whose descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time.