1 Kings 9:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Only, the daughter of Pharaoh went up out of the city of David unto her house that <FI>Solomon<Fi> built for her; then he built Millo.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 9:24 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
- 1 Kings 3:1Later, 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.
- 1 Kings 7:8And 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.
- 1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 1 Kings 11:27and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
- 2 Chronicles 8:11Solomon 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
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