# 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.