1 Kings 3:1-2
Holman 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 live in the city of David(B) until he finished building his palace,(C) the Lord’s temple,(D) and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.(E) 2 However, the people were sacrificing on the high places,(F) because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name(G) had not been built.
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- 1 Kings 3:1 Lit Solomon made himself a son-in-law
1 Kings 3:1-2
International Standard Version
Solomon Prays for Wisdom(A)
3 Later, Solomon intermarried with the family of[a] 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. 2 The people were sacrificing at various high places because the Temple had not yet been built and dedicated to[b] the Lord.
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- 1 Kings 3:1 Lit. The Heb. lacks the family of
- 1 Kings 3:2 Lit. built for the name of
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