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2 Chronicles 8:11
Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon relocates Pharaoh’s daughter from the City of David to a newly constructed palace immediately after appointing 250 supervisors over his building projects.
The words — The text highlights הֶעֱלָה (he.'e.Lah) meaning "he brought up" and בַּת (bat) meaning "daughter," explicitly framing the physical transfer of the royal wife out of David’s residence.
The thread — This relocation parallels 1 Kings 9:24, while the marriage alliance originates in 1 Kings 3:1 and the structural details of the new palace appear in 1 Kings 7:8.
Why it lands — The passage sets a concrete boundary by forbidding the king’s wife from dwelling in the City of David, citing the ark’s presence as the direct cause for the area’s holiness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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 the Lord hath come.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 3:1 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 7:8 And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
- 1 Kings 9:24 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
- Exodus 3:5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
- Exodus 29:43 I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.
- Ezekiel 21:2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
- 2 Peter 1:18 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.