2 Chronicles 8 · Verse 11

2 Chronicles 8:11

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.
2 Chronicles 8:11, King James Version

2 Chronicles 8:11 in other translations

BSBSolomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
WEBSolomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to 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 where the LORD’s ark has come are holy.”
ASVAnd 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 Jehovah hath come.
YLTAnd the daughter of Pharaoh hath Solomon brought up from the city of David to the house that he built for her, for he said, ‘My wife doth not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for they are holy unto whom hath come the ark of Jehovah.'
DARBYAnd Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house which 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 to which the ark of Jehovah has come.
BBEThen Solomon made Pharaoh's daughter come up from the town of David to the house which he had made for her; for he said, I will not have my wife living in the house of David, king of Israel, because those places where the ark of the Lord has come are holy.
WebsterAnd Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh from the city of David to 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, to which the ark of the LORD hath come.

What does 2 Chronicles 8:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her--On his marriage with the Egyptian princess at the beginning of his reign, he assigned her a temporary abode in the city of David, that is, Jerusalem, until a suitable palace for his wife had been erected. While that palace was in progress, he himself lodged in the palace of David, but he did not allow her to occupy it, because he felt that she being a heathen proselyte, and having brought from her own country an establishment of heathen maid-servants, there would have been an impropriety in her being domiciled in a mansion which was or had been hallowed by the reception of the ark. It seems she was received on her arrival into his mother's abode (So 3:4; 8:2). 2Ch 8:15-18. Solomon's Festival Sacrifices.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The daughter of Pharaoh - "And Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, Solomon brought up from the city of David to the palace which he had built for her." - T. Because the places are holy - Is not this a proof that he considered his wife to be a heathen, and not proper to dwell in a place which had been sanctified? Solomon had not yet departed from the true God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 8:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
פַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
הֶעֱלָ֤הhe.'e.Lahhe brought upH5927
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
מֵעִ֣ירme.'Irfrom [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732
לַבַּ֖יִתla.Ba.yitto the houseH1004
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּֽנָה\־ba.nah-he had builtH1129
לָ֑הּLahfor her
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אָמַ֗ר'a.Marhe saidH559
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תֵשֵׁ֨בte.Shevshe will dwellH3427
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha wifeH802
לִי֙liof me
בְּבֵית֙be.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
קֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh[are] holinessH6944
הֵ֔מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[places] whereH834
בָּֽאָ֥הba.'Ahit has comeH935
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:11

  • 1 Kings 7:8

    And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

  • 1 Kings 3:1

    And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

  • 1 Kings 9:24

    But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

  • Exodus 3:5

    And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

  • Ezekiel 21:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

  • Exodus 29:43

    And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.

  • 2 Peter 1:18

    And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
brought up.
1Ki 3:1; 7:8; 9:24
holy. Heb. holiness.
Ex 3:5; 29:43; Eze 21:2; 2Pe 1:18

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 8:10

    And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:11

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:12

    Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,

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2 Chronicles 8:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y pasó Salomón á la hija de Faraón, de la ciudad de David á la casa que él le había edificado; porque dijo: Mi mujer no morará en la casa de David rey de Israel, porque aquellas habitaciones donde ha entrado el arca de Jehová, son sagradas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Salomon fit monter la fille du Pharaon, de la ville de David, dans la maison qu’il avait bâtie pour elle; car il dit: Ma femme n’habitera pas dans la maison de David, roi d’Israël, car les lieux où est entrée l’arche de l’ Éternel sont saints.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Salomo führte die Tochter des Pharao aus der Stadt Davids herauf in das Haus, das er ihr gebaut hatte; denn er sprach: Mein Weib soll nicht in dem Hause Davids, des Königs von Israel, wohnen; denn die Orte sind heilig, in welche die Lade Jehovas gekommen ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filiam vero Pharaonis transtulit de civitate David in domum quam ædificaverat ei. Dixit enim rex: Non habitabit uxor mea in domo David regis Israël, eo quod sanctificata sit: quia ingressa est in eam arca Domini.