KJV King James Version
But 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.
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1 Kings 9:24
But 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her: then he built Millo.
ASV American Standard Version
But 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Only, the daughter of Pharaoh went up out of the city of David unto her house that Solomon built for her; then he built Millo.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they [were] men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
23 These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
24 But 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.
25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that [was] before the LORD. So he finished the house.
26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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אַ֣ךְH389 · akhsurelyבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterפַּרְעֹ֗הH6547 · par.ohPharaohעָֽלְתָה֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseמֵעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בֵּיתָ֖הּH1004 · betplaceאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּֽנָה־H1129 · ba.nahto buildלָ֑הּH9034 · haherאָ֖זH227 · azthenבָּנָ֥הH1129 · ba.nahto buildאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמִּלּֽוֹא׃H4407 · mil.loMillo
Cross-references
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.2 Chronicles 32:5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.2 Samuel 5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.1 Kings 11:27And this [was] the cause that he lifted up [his] hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, [and] repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.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 9:15-16And 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.2 Chronicles 8:11And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because [the places are] holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
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