KJV King James Version
[For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
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1 Kings 9:16
[For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
WEB World English Bible
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a portion to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
ASV American Standard Version
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
(Pharaoh king of Egypt hath gone up and doth capture Gezer, and doth burn it with fire, and the Canaanite who is dwelling in the city he hath slain, and giveth it with presents to his daughter, wife of Solomon.)
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
13 And he said, What cities [are] these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15 And this [is] the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
16 [For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
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פַּרְעֹ֨הH6547 · par.ohPharaohמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingמִצְרַ֜יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptעָלָ֗הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דH3920 · la.khadto captureאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]גֶּ֙זֶר֙H1507 · ge.zerGezerוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּH8313 · sa.raphto burnבָּאֵ֔שׁH784 · eshfireוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָּעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementהָרָ֑גH2026 · ha.ragto killוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםH7964 · shil.lu.achparting giftלְבִתּ֖וֹH1323 · batdaughterאֵ֥שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon
Cross-references
1 Kings 3:1And 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.1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.1 Kings 7:8And his house where he dwelt [had] another court within the porch, [which] was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken [to wife], like unto this porch.Joshua 16:10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
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