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1 Kings 9:16

PharaohSolomonEgyptGezer

14 And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.

15 This 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.

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.

17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,

18 Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
ASV
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 portion unto his daughter, Solomon`s wife.
DARBY
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer, and burned it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
BLB
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.
ÅB
Farao, kongen i Egypt, hadde draget opp og inntatt Geser og satt ild på det og drept kana'anittene som bodde i byen, og gitt den i medgift til sin datter, Salomos hustru;
OTB
Farao, kongen av Egypt, hadde dratt opp og erobret Geser, og brent det med ild, og hadde drept kanaaneerne som bodde i byen, og hadde gitt det som medgift til sin datter, Salomos kone.
B1930
Farao, kongen i Egypten, hadde draget op og inntatt Geser og satt ild på det og drept kana'anittene som bodde i byen, og gitt den i medgift til sin datter, Salomos hustru;

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  • 1 Kings 3:1

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 9:24

    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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  • 1 Kings 7:8

    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.

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  • Joshua 16:10

    But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.

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