And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהmade a marriage allianceיִּתְחַתֵּןwith Pharaohאֶת פַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt;מִצְרָיִםand he tookוַיִּקַּחthe daughterאֶת בַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהand brought herוַיְבִיאֶהָintoאֶלthe cityעִירof Davidדָּוִדuntilעַדhe had finishedכַּלֹּתוֹbuildingלִבְנוֹתhis houseאֶת בֵּיתוֹand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand the wallוְאֶת חוֹמַתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםall around.סָבִיב
1 Kings 3:1
Study it in the app“And Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his house and the house of YHWH and the wall of Jerusalem all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 3:1, word by word
- And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- made a marriage allianceיִּתְחַתֵּןyitchaten
intermarry
To become another's family by means of a marriage.
Where else “yitchaten” appears- with Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- and brought herיְבִיאֶyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- the cityעִירir
walled part
The walled part: "the city of David".
Where else “ir” appears- of Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- he had finishedכַּלֹּתkalot
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “kalot” appears- buildingבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and the wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
Places in this verse
1Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Only, the people were sacrificing at the high places, because no house had been built for the name of YHWH until those days.