1 Kings 9:16

For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֨ה par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, masculine singular absolute
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֜יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
up	עָלָ֗ה 'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
taken	וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד vai.yil.Kod	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Gezer	גֶּ֙זֶר֙ ge.zer	H1507	Gezer · proper noun, a place name
burnt	וַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּ vai.yis.re.Fah	H8313	to be (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
fire	בָּאֵ֔שׁ ba.'Esh	H784	fire (literally or figuratively) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
slain	הָרָ֑ג ha.Rag	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י ha.ke.na.'a.Ni	H3669	a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
dwelt	הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב hai.yo.Shev	H3427	properly · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
city	בָּעִ֖יר ba.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
given	וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙ vai.yi.te.Nah	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
present	שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים shi.lu.Chim	H7964	(only in plural) a dismissal · noun, common masculine plural absolute
daughter	לְבִתּ֖וֹ le.vi.To	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹֽה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
wife	אֵ֥שֶׁת 'E.shet	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct

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Cross-references

1 Kings 3:1 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…
Joshua 16:10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tri…
1 Kings 7:8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daught…
1 Kings 9:24 But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness. I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands and put him to a vast expense, Kg1 9:15. And he was a wise builder, who sat down first, and counted the cost, and would not begin to build till he found himself able to finish. Perhaps there was some complaint of the heaviness of the taxes, which the historian excuses from the greatness of his undertakings. He raised it, not for war (as other princes), which would spend the blood of his subjects, but for building, which would require only their labour and purses. Perhaps David observed Solomon'…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:15

this is the reason of the levy--A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect. Millo--part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (Sa2 5:9; Ch1 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (Kg1 11:27; Ch2 32:5). the wall of Jerusalem--either repairing some breaches in it (Kg1 11:27), or extending it so as to enclose Mount Zion. Hazor--fortified on account of its importance as a town in the northern boundary of the country. Megiddo--(now Leijun)--Lying in the great caravan road between Egypt and Damascus, it was the key to the north…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:16

Pharaoh - had gone up, and taken Gezer - This city Joshua had taken from the Canaanites, Jos 10:33; Jos 12:12, and it was divided by lot to the tribe of Ephraim, and was intended to be one of the Levitical cities; but it appears that the Canaanites had retaken it, and kept possession till the days of Solomon, when his father-in-law, Pharaoh king of Egypt, retook it, and gave it to Solomon in dowry with his daughter.

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:16

Dictionary and topics

Gezer — A precipice, an ancient royal Canaanitish city (Josh. 10:33; 12:12). It was allotted with its suburbs to the Kohathite Levites (21:21; 1 Chr. 6:67). It stood between the lower Beth-horon and the sea…
Pharaoh — The official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See EGYPT.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the “sun” or…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Canaanites · By the Egyptians — By the Egyptians
Egypt · The armies of: Captured and burned Gezer — The armies of: Captured and burned Gezer
Elijah · .Con — .Con
Gezer · Fortified by — Fortified by
Pharaoh · 6. Father-in-law of — 6. Father-in-law of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 9:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:16

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:16

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 9:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 9:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 9:16

John Gill on 1 Kings 9:16

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 9:10–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 9:16

Rashi on 1 Kings 9:16