Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness of Judah,

For his forced labor 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.

(SEE 9:20)

The desert will rejoice, and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.

The desert will sing and shout for joy; it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the LORD's splendor, see his greatness and power.

You will break them with an iron rod; you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.' "

The king will capture all his enemies; he will capture everyone who hates him.

He will destroy them like a blazing fire when he appears. The LORD will devour them in his anger, and fire will consume them.

The LORD said to my lord, "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies under your feet."

He will pass judgment on the nations and fill the battlefield with corpses; he will defeat kings all over the earth.

Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!' "

Kings will be like fathers to you; queens will be like mothers. They will bow low before you and honor you; they will humbly show their respect for you. Then you will know that I am the LORD; no one who waits for my help will be disappointed."

They will crawl in the dust like snakes; they will come from their fortresses, trembling and afraid. They will turn in fear to the LORD our God.