unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ki/03/01.md

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Solomon marries an Egyptian.

Solomon allied himself by marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt

Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh king of Egypt so the two kings would work together and fight together against their enemies.

until he had finished building

She was still in the city of David after he had finished building.

the house of Yahweh

"the temple"

no house had yet been built

This can be translated in active form. AT: "no one had yet built a house" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

for the name of Yahweh

The word "name" is a metonym for the person, and "for the name" refers to worshiping the person. AT: "in which people would worship Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

walking in the statutes of David his father

How one lives one's life is spoken of as walking on a path. AT: "obeying the laws that David his father had made" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

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