For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
The Pharaoh of Egypt had attacked and captured the city of Gezer, burned it down, and killed the Canaanites who lived there. Then he gave the city as a wedding gift to his daughter, who was married to Solomon.
This verse explains how Solomon acquired the city of Gezer - it was a wedding gift from his Egyptian father-in-law, who had conquered it and cleared out its previous inhabitants.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Solomon's reign around 970-930 BC, when political marriages between kingdoms were common to secure alliances. Gezer was a strategically important Canaanite city located between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean coast. The marriage between Solomon and Pharaoh's daughter represented a significant diplomatic alliance between Israel and Egypt.
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