7:8a And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction.
His own home, where he ⌊actually⌋ lived, was in a courtyard to the rear/back of the Hall ⌊of Justice⌋. It was built in a similar manner ⌊to that Hall⌋.
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⌊They built⌋ King Solomon’s own home/dwelling separately, behind the ⌊Judgment⌋ Hall and in the same style.
7:8b He also made a palace like this hall
He made a similar palace
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Solomon ⌊had them⌋ build a royal house similar to his own
7:8c for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom he had taken ⌊as his wife⌋.
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for the daughter of the Egyptian ruler/king, who was one of his wives.
7:8b-c (reordered)
Solomon married the king of Egypt’s daughter and built her a house in the same way/style as his own house.
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