Solomon made an alliance with the king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. He brought her to live in David's City until he had finished building his palace, the Temple, and the wall around Jerusalem.

Solomon's own quarters, in another court behind the Hall of Judgment, were made like the other buildings. He also built the same kind of house for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.

Solomon filled in the land on the east side of the city, after his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt, had moved from David's City to the palace Solomon built for her.

God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground.

There I will meet the people of Israel, and the dazzling light of my presence will make the place holy.

"Mortal man," he said, "denounce Jerusalem. Denounce the places where people worship. Warn the land of Israel

We ourselves heard this voice coming from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.