1 Kings 3:1 “Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marryi…”

1 Kings 3:1

Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

World English Bible

Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into David’s city until he had finished building his own house, the LORD’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

Salomon then made affinitie with Pharaoh King of Egypt, and tooke Pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the citie of Dauid, vntill hee had made an ende of buylding his owne house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Ierusalem round about.

Darby Translation

And Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had ended building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

Young's Literal Translation

And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her in unto the city of David, till he completeth to build his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

Bible in Basic English

Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter as his wife, keeping her in the town of David, till the house he was building for himself, and the house of the Lord and the wall round Jerusalem, were complete.

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Cross references

“A. M. 2990. B.C. 1014. affinity”

2 Chronicles 18:1 Ezra 9:14

2 Chronicles 18:1 · BSB

Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

Ezra 9:14 · BSB

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

“and took”

1 Kings 9:24 1 Kings 11:1 1 Kings 7:8

1 Kings 9:24 · BSB

As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.

1 Kings 11:1 · BSB

King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.

1 Kings 7:8 · BSB

And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

“the city”

2 Samuel 5:7 1 Chronicles 11:7

2 Samuel 5:7 · BSB

Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

1 Chronicles 11:7 · BSB

So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.

“his own”

1 Kings 7:1–12

1 Kings 7:1–12 · BSB

Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

“the house”

2 Chronicles 2:1–4 Ezra 5:11 1 Kings 6:1–38 1 Kings 7:13–15

2 Chronicles 2:1–4 · BSB

Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Ezra 5:11 · BSB

And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

1 Kings 6:1–38 · BSB

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the…

1 Kings 7:13–15 · BSB

Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

“the wall”

1 Kings 9:15–19

1 Kings 9:15–19 · BSB

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Also

2 Chronicles 8:11

2 Chronicles 8:11 · BSB

Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has e…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.

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