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1 Kings 9

1 Kings 9:16

Solomon’s Additional Achievements · 1 Kings 9:10–28
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Literal
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer and burned it with the fire, and the Canaanite who dwelt in the city he had killed, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, the wife of Solomon.
Latin
Pharao rex Ægypti ascendit, et cepit Gazar, succenditque eam igni, et Chananæum, qui habitabat in civitate, interfecit: et dedit eam in dotem filiæ suæ uxori Salomonis.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

1 Kings 9:16

Gezer, located west of Jerusalem, was not originally settled by the Israelites. An Egyptian pharaoh conquered it and gave it to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon. An inscription in the Amon Temple in Tanis seems to show a victory by Pharaoh Siamun of the 21st dynasty, who ruled from 978 to 959 BC, against the Philistines, suggesting Siamun was the pharaoh involved.

1 Kings 9:15–24

Solomon used forced labor to finish many construction projects (1 Kings 4:6; 5:13–18; 9:20–23; 12:4, 18–19; compare 1 Samuel 8:10–18).

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon

Events

Parallels

2 Chronicles 8:1–18

People

Pharaoh: Egyptian Pharaoh during Solomon's reign Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Gezer: A Canaanite city, conquered by Joshua and later by David

Glossary

Alliance Beth-Horon Gezer Horse Joshua, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Megiddo, Megiddon Pharaoh’s Daughter Phoenicia, Phoenicians Slave, Slavery

Topics

Canaanites by the Egyptians Egypt: The Armies of Captured and Burned Gezer Elijah: Consolation Given To Gezer: Fortified by Solomon Pharaoh: Father-In-Law of Solomon Solomon: Builds Millo