John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 9:24

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David, etc.] Where he placed her when he first married her, until he had finished his buildings, (<110301>1 Kings 3:1), which being done he brought her from thence unto her house, which Solomon had built for her; the reason of which is given, not only because it was the house of David, but because it was holy by the ark being there for some time; and therefore he did not judge it proper that his wife, an Egyptian woman, and sometimes in her impurity, should dwell there; (see <140811>2 Chronicles 8:11), then did he build Millo: this being particularly repeated from (<110915>1 Kings 9:15), and following upon what is said of Pharaoh’s daughter, has led many Jewish writers to conclude her house was built at Millo; and indeed, without supposing this, it is hard to conceive why it should be observed here; the Targum on (<140811>2 Chronicles 8:11) calls her name Bithiah.

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