24 But (A)Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to (B)her house which [a]Solomon had built for her. (C)Then he built the Millo.

25 (D)Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple.

26 (E)King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at (F)Ezion Geber, which is near [b]Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. he; cf. 2 Chr. 8:11
  2. 1 Kings 9:26 Heb. Eloth

24 After Pharaoh’s daughter(A) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.(B)

25 Three(C) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.

26 King Solomon also built ships(D) at Ezion Geber,(E) which is near Elath(F) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds