Matthew Poole Commentary - 1 Kings 9:16 - 9:16

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Matthew Poole Commentary - 1 Kings 9:16 - 9:16


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Not now, but long before this time, and presently after the marriage of his daughter, as is most probable; and it is here mentioned only as the occasion of Solomon’s building it. Possibly the Canaanites of this place had been guilty of some heinous crime; and because Solomon thought not fit to destroy them himself, he desired Pharaoh to do it for him, or Pharaoh might offer his service herein for his daughter’s advantage.