Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

His own

The wall

Bible References

Affinity

2 Chronicles 18:1
Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,
Ezra 9:14
Shall we once again break your commandments and intermarry with these abominable peoples? Would you not be so angered by us that you would wipe us out, with no survivor or remnant?

And took

1 Kings 7:8
The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.
1 Kings 9:24
Solomon built the terrace as soon as Pharaoh's daughter moved up from the city of David to the palace Solomon built for her.
1 Kings 11:1
King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh's daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.

His own

1 Kings 7:1
Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.

The house

1 Kings 7:13
King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.
Ezra 5:11
They responded to us in the following way: 'We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.

The wall

1 Kings 9:15
Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord's temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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