1 Kings 3:1

Christian Standard Bible

The Lord Appears to Solomon

3 Solomon made an alliance^[a] with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter.^(A) Solomon brought her to the city of David^(B) until he finished building his palace,^(C) the Lord’s temple,^(D) and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.^(E)

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3:1 Lit Solomon made himself a son-in-law

1 Kings 3:1 in all English translations

1 Kings 9:15

Christian Standard Bible

Solomon’s Forced Labor

¹⁵This is the account of the forced labor^(A) that King Solomon had imposed to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces,^(B) the wall of Jerusalem,^(C) and Hazor,^(D) Megiddo,^(E) and Gezer.^(F)

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