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1 Kings 3:1

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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 Yahweh, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Egypt was the powerful southern kingdom whose Pharaoh gave his daughter to Solomon, making this marriage a political alliance. The City of David

Places in this passage

1 Kings 3:1 mentions City of David, Egypt, Gibeon and Jerusalem.

City of David · Avraham Graicer
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Gibeon · Ar2332
Jerusalem · Godot13

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