2 Chronicles 8:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, “My wife shall not live in the house of King David of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh out of the City of David into the house he had built for her, for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy to which the ark of the Lord has come.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her; for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of Jehovah hath come.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter from David’s City to a palace he had built for her, because he said, “My wife mustn’t live in the palace of Israel’s King David, because the places where the LORD’s chest has been are holy.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Truly, he transferred the daughter of Pharaoh, from the City of David, to the house that he had built for her. For the king said: "My wife shall not live in the house of David, king of Israel, for it has been sanctified. For the ark of the Lord has entered into it."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And he removed the daughter of Pharao from the city of David, to the house which he had built for her. For the king said: My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for it is sanctified: because the ark of the Lord came into it.

2 Chronicles 8:11 Cross References

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 7:8

His own house where he would reside, in the other court back of the hall, was of the same construction. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken in marriage.

1 Kings 9:24

But Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her; then he built the Millo.

2 Chronicles 8:10

These were the chief officers of King Solomon, two hundred fifty of them, who exercised authority over the people.

Exodus 29:43

I will meet with the Israelites there, and it shall be sanctified by my glory;

Exodus 3:5

Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

Ezekiel 21:2

Mortal, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel

2 Peter 1:18

We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.