1 Kings 9:16 meaning and explanation
Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
1 Kings 9:16, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse sits inside the account of Solomon's building projects, explaining how Gezer, a Canaanite city, came to be rebuilt by Solomon. The narrator notes that Pharaoh of Egypt had attacked Gezer, burned it, killed its Canaanite inhabitants, and given the site as a dowry to his daughter when she married Solomon.
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