Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace, for the Ark of the Lord has been there, and it is holy ground.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Of Pharaoh - Here again, the writer of Chronicles assumes that his reader has a knowledge of the facts recorded in the marginal references.<…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh. —See 1 Kings 9:24, which is much briefer than the present acc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 8:6).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It sometimes requires more wisdom and resolution to govern a family in the fear of God than to govern a kingdom with reputation. The difficulty is …