1 Kings 3:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David ¹  until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. ² 

1 Kings 7:8

7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. ³  He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ⁴ 

1 Kings 9:24

9:24 Solomon built the terrace as soon as Pharaoh’s daughter moved up from the city of David ⁵  to the palace Solomon built for her. ⁶ 

¹ sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”

⁴ tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”

⁵ sn The phrase city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

⁶ tn Heb “As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the terrace.”