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1 Kings 9:24-26
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 9:24-26
Contemporary English Version
24 Solomon's wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt, moved from the older part of Jerusalem[a] to her new palace. Then Solomon had the land on the east side of Jerusalem filled in.[b]
25 (A) Three times a year, Solomon burned incense and offered sacrifices to the Lord on the altar he had built.
Solomon had now finished building the Lord's temple.
26 He also had a lot of ships at Ezion-Geber, a town in Edom near Eloth on the Red Sea.[c]
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1 Kings 9:24-26
New International Version
1 Kings 9:24-26
New International Version
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]
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
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