II Chronicles 8:11
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After completing the temple and his own house over twenty years, Solomon built and fortified numerous cities, including Tadmor and the store cities in Hamath, and organized the Canaanite peoples remaining in the land into forced labor. He also regularly offered sacrifices at the temple according to the law of Moses and organized the priests and Levites in their courses of service.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 3:1I Kings 7:8I Kings 9:24Exodus 3:5Exodus 29:43Ezekiel 21:2II Peter 1:18
Related verses (shared words)
Luke 12:53Exodus 2:5Exodus 40:20I Samuel 5:8I Samuel 5:10I Kings 8:1