1 Kings 3:1
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. Solomon makes a marriage alliance with Pharaoh and marries his daughter; at Gibeon, God appears in a dream and offers Solomon anything. Solomon asks for a discerning heart to govern God's people and to distinguish right from wrong; God is …
Other Translations
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh, and bringeth her in unto the city of David, till he completeth to build his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter as his wife, keeping her in the town of David, till the house he was building for himself, and the house of the Lord and the wall round Jerusalem, were complete.
Cross References
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out …
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass …
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, …
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and …
But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: …
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, …
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to him, and to …