# Solomon attacked Hamathzobah

Solomon represents his whole fighting army. AT: "Solomon's army attacked the town of Hamathzolbah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# 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. AT: "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/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# Tadmor

Tadmor was a city north of Israel, in modern-day Syria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# store cities

"storage cities" or "supply cities." These are cities where the government stored food or supplies.

# Hamath

Hamath was a region north of Israel, in modern-day Syria. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]