1Ki 9:16 | TNotes | STEP | 9:16 Gezer , west of Jerusalem, was not previously occupied by Israelites. It was conquered by the Egyptian pharaoh and given to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon. An inscription in the Amon Temple in Tanis, apparently depicting a victory by the 21 st dynasty Pharaoh Siamun (978–959 BC ) against a Philistine campaign, suggests that Siamun was the pharaoh involved.

‏ 1 Kings 9:16

9:16 ^a Gezer, west of Jerusalem, was not previously occupied by Israelites. It was conquered by the Egyptian pharaoh and given to his daughter as a wedding gift when she married Solomon. An inscription in the Amon Temple in Tanis, apparently depicting a victory by the 21^st dynasty Pharaoh Siamun (978–959 BC) against a Philistine campaign, suggests that Siamun was the pharaoh involved.