# the daughter of Pharaoh "his wife, the daughter of Paharaoh" # to the house that he had built for her The author writes about Solomon having his workers build a house for his wife as if he himself had built it. Alternate translation: "the house that he had his workers build for her" or "to the house he had commanded his workers to build for her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # David king of Israel David was Solomon's father and had been king before Solomon. # because wherever the ark of Yahweh has come is holy It can be stated that the ark had been brought into King David's house. Alternate translation: "because the ark of Yahweh was brought into that house, and wherever the ark of Yahweh has come is holy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])