1:49 All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; 1 they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.
5:13 King Solomon conscripted 2 work crews 3 from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
8:62 The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.
12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in 8 Shechem to make Rehoboam 9 king.
18:20 Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.
1 tn Or “were afraid, trembled.”
2 tn Heb “raised up.”
3 sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.
4 tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”
5 sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.
6 tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).
7 tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”
8 tn Heb “come [to].”
9 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”