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He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married one of his daughters. He brought her to live in the City of David until he could finish building his palace and the Temple of the LORD and the wall around the city. <a href="/esv/1_kings/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Now Solomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; then he brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall all around Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh&#8217s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David, until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had completed building his own house and the house of Yahweh and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/amp/1_kings/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now Solomon became a son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt [and formed an alliance] by taking Pharaoh’s daughter [in marriage]. He brought her to the City of David [where she remained temporarily] until he had finished building his own house (palace) and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/csb/1_kings/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon brought her to the city of David until he finished building his palace, the LORD’s temple, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh&#8217s daughter. Solomon brought her to live in the city of David until he finished building his palace, the LORD&#8217s temple, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem. <a href="/asv/1_kings/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. <a href="/cev/1_kings/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Solomon signed a treaty with the king of Egypt and married his daughter. She lived in the older part of Jerusalem until the palace, the LORD's temple, and the wall around Jerusalem were completed. <a href="/erv/1_kings/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). After marrying Pharaoh's daughter, Solomon brought her to the City of David until he finished building his own house, the LORD's house, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Solomon made an alliance with the king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. He brought her to live in David's City until he had finished building his palace, the Temple, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/isv/1_kings/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later, Solomon intermarried with the family of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt by taking his daughter and bringing her to the City of David to live until he had completed building his own palace, the LORD's Temple, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/msb/1_kings/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_kings/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh's daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Solomon became the son-in-law of 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 all around. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 on every side. <a href="/web/1_kings/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, Yahweh’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Solomon joins in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and takes the daughter of Pharaoh, and brings her to the City of David, until he completes to build his own house, and the house of YHWH, and the wall of Jerusalem all around. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_kings/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Solomon will contract marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he will take Pharaoh's daughter and bring her to the city of David till he finished building his house, and the house of Jehovah and the wall of Jerusalem round about.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon, and he made affinity with Pharao the king of Egypt: for he took his 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. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so the kingdom was confirmed in the hand of Solomon, and he was joined with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by affinity. For he took his daughter, and he led her into the city of David, until he completed building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem all around. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He married the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her to the City of David, until he should finish building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND Solomon became the son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David, until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall of Jerusalem round about. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Solomon was a son in law to Pharaoh King of Egypt, and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her to the city of David before he would finish building his house, and the house of LORD JEHOVAH, and the wall of Jerusalem as a circle.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Solomon became allied to Pharaoh king of Egypt by marriage, 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. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/3-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1112" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/3.htm">Solomon's Rule Consolidated</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Later, Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/2859.htm" title="2859: way·yiṯ·ḥat·tên (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Make oneself a daughter's husband. A primitive root; to give away in marriage; hence to contract affinity by marriage.">formed an alliance</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">by marrying</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·ḇî·’e·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Solomon brought her</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the City</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kal·lō·ṯōw (V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">he had finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">building</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">as well as</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·maṯ (N-fsc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem.</a> 2The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">2 Chronicles 8:11</a> 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 entered are holy.” <a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13</a> After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">1 Kings 7:8</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a> 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. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. <a href="/2_chronicles/1-13.htm">2 Chronicles 1:13</a> So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel. <a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">1 Kings 2:46</a> Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon. <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a> And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a> 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 LORD. <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10</a> Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. <a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Matthew 6:29</a> Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. <a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47</a> But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a> The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.A.<a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1</a> Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.<a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Ezra 9:14</a> Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?and took<a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">1 Kings 7:8</a> And 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.<a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a> 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.<a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1</a> But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;the city<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a> Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.<a href="/1_chronicles/11-7.htm">1 Chronicles 11:7</a> And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.his own<a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1-12</a> But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house… the house<a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1-38</a> And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD… <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-15</a> And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre… <a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">2 Chronicles 2:1-4:22</a> And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom… the wall<a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15-19</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Affinity</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-45.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-39.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-41.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-30.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Affinity</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-24.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-8.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-17.htm">Side</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 3</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter</a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">High places being in use, Solomon sacrifices at Gibeon</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">Solomon at Gibeon, in the choice which God gave him, </a> 10. <a href="/1_kings/3-10.htm">preferring wisdom, obtains wisdom, riches, and honor</a> 16. <a href="/1_kings/3-16.htm">Solomon's judgment makes him renowned</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon's marriage to Pharaoh's daughter signifies a political alliance, a common practice among ancient Near Eastern monarchs to secure peace and strengthen ties between nations. Egypt, a powerful and influential nation, was a significant ally. This alliance reflects Solomon's diplomatic acumen but also raises concerns about the influence of foreign cultures and religions on Israel, as warned in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>. The marriage foreshadows future issues with idolatry, as Solomon's foreign wives later lead him astray (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>). This union also prefigures the broader theme of Israel's struggle with maintaining covenant faithfulness amidst external influences.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. The City of David, located in Jerusalem, was the original stronghold captured by David and became the political and spiritual center of Israel. Bringing Pharaoh's daughter here indicates her importance and the significance of the alliance. Solomon's construction projects, including his palace, the temple (house of the LORD), and the fortification of Jerusalem, highlight his role as a builder and consolidator of the kingdom. These projects fulfill David's vision for a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7:1-13</a>) and establish Jerusalem as the enduring capital of Israel. The building of the temple is a type of Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), and the wall signifies protection and separation, themes echoed in the New Jerusalem (<a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-27</a>). Solomon's extensive building activities also reflect the prosperity and peace during his reign, fulfilling the promises made to David regarding his son (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon is known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. He is the central figure in this verse, making a political alliance through marriage. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh,_king_of_egypt.htm">Pharaoh, King of Egypt</a> The ruler of Egypt at the time, who enters into a political alliance with Solomon by giving his daughter in marriage. This reflects the geopolitical dynamics of the era. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh's_daughter.htm">Pharaoh’s Daughter</a> She becomes Solomon's wife as part of a treaty, symbolizing a political alliance between Israel and Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David</a> The fortified city of Jerusalem, where Solomon brings Pharaoh’s daughter. It serves as the political and spiritual center of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/b/building_projects.htm">Building Projects</a> Solomon's construction of his palace, the house of the LORD (the Temple), and the wall around Jerusalem are significant undertakings that demonstrate his commitment to establishing a strong and secure kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> Solomon's marriage to Pharaoh's daughter represents a political compromise that could lead to spiritual compromise. Believers should be cautious about alliances that may lead them away from their faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> God's commands, such as those in Deuteronomy, are given for the protection and spiritual well-being of His people. Obedience to God's Word should be prioritized over political or personal gain. <a href="/topical/b/building_a_godly_foundation.htm">Building a Godly Foundation</a> Just as Solomon was building physical structures, believers are called to build their lives on the foundation of God's Word and principles, ensuring that their spiritual "walls" are strong and secure. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a> Relationships can have a profound impact on one's spiritual life. It is crucial to choose relationships that encourage and strengthen one's faith rather than lead one away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 3</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_walls_of_jerusalem.htm">What are the Walls of Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/any_non-biblical_proof_of_solomon-egypt_conflict.htm">1 Kings 11:40 – Is there any historical record or secular source confirming Solomon’s conflicts with Egypt beyond the biblical account?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_'tower_of_david'_in_song_4_4.htm">Is there archaeological evidence to support the mention of the “tower of David” and its “thousand shields” in Song of Solomon 4:4? </a> <a href="/q/how_could_solomon_have_700_wives.htm">1 Kings 11:3 – How is it physically and historically plausible for Solomon to have 700 wives and 300 concubines? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Pharaoh king of Egypt.--At this time it would appear, from the Egyptian records and traditions, that Egypt was weak and divided, and that what is called the twenty-first dynasty of the Tanite kings was ruling in Lower Egypt. This, and a corresponding abeyance (judging from the monuments) of Assyrian power, gave scope for the rise to sudden greatness and wealth of the Israelite kingdom under Solomon, and probably induced the Egyptian king of those days to consent to an alliance which, at other times, the greatness of the Pharaohs might have spumed. No fault is found with the alliance by the sacred historian, for the Egyptians were never looked upon with the same aversion as the strange women of the Canaanite races. As, moreover, it is not in any way connected with Solomon's subsequent declension into idolatry, noticed in <a href="/context/1_kings/11-1.htm" title="But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:">1Kings 11:1-8</a>, it is not unlikely that the new queen literally acted on the call of the Psalmist (<a href="/psalms/45-10.htm" title="Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget also your own people, and your father's house;">Psalm 45:10</a>) to "forget her own people and her father's house."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Ver 1. - And Solomon made affinity [Not "alliance" (as some have supposed) but relationship. Lit., made himself son-in-law] with Pharaoh king of Egypt [which of the Pharaohs this was, it is impossible to say with certainty. As, however, Shishak (<a href="/1_kings/11-40.htm">1 Kings 11:40</a>; <a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25</a>) is undoubtedly the Sheshonk who succeeded to the throne of Egypt in the 26th year of Solomon (Poole), and who was the first king of the 22nd dynasty of Manetho, we may safely identify this Pharaoh with "a late king of the 21st (or Janite) dynasty." It has been assumed (Bunsen, Ewald, Brugsch, al.) that it was Psusennes II., the last king of that house, on the supposition that he reigned 35 years, (as stated by Eusebius), but according to Africanus, his reign was limited to 14 years. It is wiser to say, therefore, with Mr. Poole (Dict. Bib., "Pharaoh") that this Pharaoh "cannot yet be identified on Manetho's list." It is also impossible to decide whether the alliance was first sought by Solomon with a view to win over a powerful and dangerous neighbour (Thenius), to whose inroads his northern border was exposed, and especially to counteract the influence (<a href="/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21</a>) of Hadad (Plumptre), or whether the marriage was proposed by Pharaoh because the 21st dynasty "had then become very weak" (Rawlinson) and its head desired "friendly relations with the kingdom of Israel, which had grown into a power to be dreaded" (Keil). But we may reasonably suppose that the alliance "must have been to most Israelites a very startling one" (Plumptre.) Egypt (Rahab, <a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Psalm 89:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a>) was to every Israelite a name both of triumph and dread. The Pharaohs were their ancestral foes], and took Pharaoh's daughter [A marriage such as this was not without precedent (<a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Genesis 41:45</a>; <a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21</a>; <a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">Numbers 12:1</a>; <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>; <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13</a>), nor was it condemned by the Law, which only forbade intermarriage with the nations of Canaan (<a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3</a>), and sanctioned the union of an Israelite with a captive taken in war (<a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Deuteronomy 21:13</a>; cf. 20:14). "At the same time, it was only when the foreign wives renounced idolatry, that such marriages were in accordance with the spirit of the law" (Keil). As Solomon at this period of his life faithfully observed the law, as he is never blamed for this marriage, and as there is no trace whatever of the introduction of Egyptian rites into Israel, it is a fair presumption that the Egyptian princess conformed to the religion of her adopted country], and brought her into the city of David [<a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">2 Chronicles 8:11</a> speaks of her dwelling in "the house of David," i.e., it would seem, the palace which David had occupied] until he had made an end [this hardly shows that he had begun to build, as Keil infers. He did not begin building the Temple until the fourth (<a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a>), nor his own house until the eleventh year (<a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1</a>) after his accession, and the marriage, though not at the very commencement of his reign, can hardly have been delayed to the eleventh year, and may have taken place before the death of Shimei] of building his own house [cf. <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">1 Kings 7:7</a>] and the house of the Lord [cf. <a href="/1_kings/6.htm">1 Kings 6</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">1 Kings 7:51</a>] and the wall of Jerusalem round about. [Probably, he both strengthened and extended the city walls, as Josephus (Ant. 8:06.1) affirms. Acc. to the LXX. addition to ch. 12, it was on this task that Jeroboam was employed (<a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27</a>; cf. 9:15). David had fortified a part of the city (<a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/3-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Later, Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne formed an alliance וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן (way·yiṯ·ḥat·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2859.htm">Strong's 2859: </a> To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֖ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa by marrying וַיִּקַּ֣ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take [his] פַּרְעֹ֗ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings daughter. בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter Solomon brought וַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙ (way·ḇî·’e·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go her to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the City עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of David דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse until עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while he finished כַּלֹּת֗וֹ (kal·lō·ṯōw) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent building לִבְנ֤וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build his palace בֵּיתוֹ֙ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel as well as וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the wall חוֹמַ֥ת (ḥō·w·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> A wall of protection around סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 3:1 Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/2-46.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 2:46"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 2:46" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 3:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 3:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>