Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 9:24:
Kupsabiny: “Solomon moved the daughter of Pharaoh from the town of David to the house which he built for her. Then he renovated Millo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “After Pharaoh’s daughter came from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “When the palace that Solomon had-built for his wife the child of the king of Egipto had-been-finished, he transferred his wife there from the Town of David. Afterwards, he filled-in-(with-something) the lower part of the town.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “After Solomon’s wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt, moved from the place outside Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’ to the palace that Solomon’s workers built for her, Solomon told his workers to fill in the slopes on the east side of the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
But: This verse begins with the Hebrew particle ʾak. There seems to be little reason in this context to translate it as But (also New Revised Standard Version) since there is no obvious contrast. Rather, the writer is simply moving on to another element in the story. De Vries translates it as “To be sure.” But New American Bible and New Jewish Publication Society’s Tanakh are probably better by saying “As soon as….” Osty-Trinquet and Knox are similar in meaning. Cogan (2000) suggests that the Hebrew may originally have read “then” (ʾaz in Hebrew), which is also the reading of the Septuagint.
Pharaoh’s daughter went up: For Pharaoh’s daughter, see verse 16 and 1 Kgs 3.1. In reference to her, Contemporary English Version adds the words “Solomon’s wife” (similarly Good News Translation and New Living Translation with “his wife”) to remind the reader of information from verse 16. The Septuagint says that Solomon “brought up” Pharaoh’s daughter, and this text is followed by Revised English Bible, but nearly all other translations follow the Masoretic Text here. The Hebrew text has went up since moving from the old part of Jerusalem to the palace involved a slight increase in elevation. However, this is only incidental to the story as is seen in the fact that many modern translations render it simply “moved” (Good News Translation, Contemporary English Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New Century Version).
The city of David: See the comments on 1 Kgs 2.10.
Which Solomon had built for her is literally “which he had built for her.” Revised Standard Version and Good News Translation both add the name Solomon to make it clear that the subject of the verb here is Solomon and not the king of Egypt.
Then he built the Millo: See the discussion on Millo in verse 15. In restructuring this verse, Good News Translation nevertheless retains the clear impression that the Millo (or, “landfill”) was built after the palace for Solomon’s wife.
Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
9:24a As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David
When the daughter of Pharaoh, ⌊Solomon’s wife⌋ moved from the City of David -or-
The daughter of Pharoah left the City of David
9:24b to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
to live in the house that Solomon had built for her, Solomon built the Millo earthworks/landfill. -or-
and went to live in the palace/mansion that he had built for her. Then Solomon had the earth/land built/filled up ⌊on the east side of Jerusalem⌋.
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