1 Kings 4:10

4:10 Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.

1 Kings 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted¹ work crews² from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival³ in the month Ethanim⁴ (the seventh month).

8:60 Then⁵ all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God.⁶

10:23 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.⁷

11:8 He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods.⁸

11:42 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem⁹ for forty years.

Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom

12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in¹⁰ Shechem to make Rehoboam¹¹ king.

¹tn Heb “raised up.”

²sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

³sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

⁴sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

⁵tn Heb “so that.”

⁶tn Heb “the Lord, he is the God, there is no other.”

⁷tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and with respect to wisdom.”

⁸tn Heb “and the same thing he did for all his foreign wives, [who] were burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.”

⁹map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁰tn Heb “come [to].”

¹¹tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.