1 Kings 9:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

In the past the king of Egypt had fought against the city of Gezer and burned it. He killed the Canaanites who lived there. When Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter, Pharaoh gave him that city as a wedding present.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made a peace treaty with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. This was when Solomon was still building his palace, the Temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 9:24

Pharaoh’s daughter moved from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

1 Kings 7:8

Behind the Judgment Hall was a courtyard. The palace where Solomon lived was built around that courtyard and looked like the Judgment Hall. He also built the same kind of palace for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.

Joshua 16:10

But the Ephraimites were not able to force the Canaanites to leave the town of Gezer. So the Canaanites still live among the Ephraimites today, although they did become slaves of the Ephraimites.

Joshua 10:33

King Horam of Gezer came to help Lachish, but Joshua also defeated him and his army. No one was left alive.