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24 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter arrived from the City of David to live in her house that Solomon[a] had built for her, then he fortified the terrace ramparts in the City of David.[b] 25 Three times every year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he had built to the Lord, burning incense with the offerings in the presence of the Lord.

This concludes the record of the Temple construction.

Solomon’s Business Ventures(A)

26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Reed[c] Sea in the land of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. he
  2. 1 Kings 9:24 Lit. the Millo, fortified areas of ancient Jerusalem with terraces and retaining walls
  3. 1 Kings 9:26 So MT; LXX reads Red