King James Version
1 Kings 9:24 in the King James Version says “But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he buil...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
1 Kings 9:24 · KJV
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
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.
And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. upon the altar that: Heb. upon it, etc
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. shore: Heb. lip
KJV Study — Public Domain
“daughter”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“came up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“out of the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“unto her house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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