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Honoring Sacred Spaces
Commentators unanimously explain that Solomon moved Pharaoh's daughter from the City of David because it was considered holy ground. The Ark of the Covenant had rested there, sanctifying the area. According to 2 Chronicles 8:11, Solomon said, 'My wife shall not dwell in the house of David...because the places are holy.' This action shows Solomon's reverence for separating sacred spaces from ordinary life.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 9:24
18th Century
Theologian
See the reference in the margin. Solomon was not satisfied that Pharaoh’s daughter should remain in the palace of David, which was on Mount Zion, i…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 9:24
19th Century
Bishop
Pharaoh’s daughter came up ... —In 2 Chronicles 8:11 a reason is assigned for this removal: My wife shall not dwel…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 9:24
17th Century
Pastor
But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David
Where he placed her when he first married her, until he had …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 9:15–28
17th Century
Minister
Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began correctly, for he built God's house first and finished it before he began his own. Then …