Devine Scripture

1 Kings 3:1

1 Kings chapter 3 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of Jehovah until those days.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 11:1

    Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;

  • 1 Kings 9:15

    And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:7

    And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

  • Ezra 5:11

    And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:1

    Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:11

    And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come.