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1 Kings 9:16

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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.

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1 Kings 9:16 in other translations

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.

1 Kings 9:16 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 9:16 in context

  1. 14Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.
  2. 15This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
  3. 16Pharaoh 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.
  4. 17Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
  5. 18Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness,