1 Kings 2:46

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. ¹ 

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. ² 

1 Kings 10:20

10:20 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ³ 

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¹ tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

² tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”

³ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”