1 Kings 9:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
הָרַג
To kill, to slay. Harag. Though He slay me yet will I trust Him. Job's faith did not depend on favourable circumstances. It was unconditional.
עָלָה
he had gone up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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שִׁלּוּחַ
dowries
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שִׁלּוּחַ
(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
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פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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גֶּזֶר
Gezer
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גֶּזֶר
Gezer, a place in Palestine
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