9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings 3 on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place. 4
1 sn There was no one else in the house except the two of us. In other words, there were no other witnesses to the births who could identify which child belonged to which mother.
2 tn Or “the porch of the temple.”
3 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”
4 tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”
5 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
6 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
7 tn Heb “came carrying.”
8 tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”