1 Kings 9:24 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does 1 Kings 9:24 Mean?
The narrative notes a particular event: Pharaoh's daughter, Solomon's wife, moves up from the city of David into the separate house Solomon had built for her. After this, Solomon undertakes the building of the Millo, a major structure supporting Jerusalem.
The move of the king's Egyptian wife into her own house is recorded alongside the building program, weaving personal and public history together. Such notices keep the account grounded in real events and real people. The mention also quietly recalls the foreign alliance that would later complicate Solomon's wholehearted devotion to the Lord.
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What does 1 Kings 9:24 mean?
Pharaoh's daughter moves into the house Solomon built for her, after which he builds the Millo.