1 Kings 4:2

4:2 These were his officials:

Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

1 Kings 4:4

4:4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of ¹  the army.

Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

1 Kings 4:8

4:8 These were their names:

Ben-Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.

1 Kings 7:4

7:4 There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three. ² 

1 Kings 7:11

7:11 Above the foundation ³  the best ⁴  stones, chiseled to the right size, ⁵  were used along with cedar.

1 Kings 8:62

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

8:62 The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Kings 12:31

12:31 He built temples ⁶  on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.

1 Kings 13:20

13:20 While they were sitting at the table, the Lord spoke through the old prophet ⁷ 

1 Kings 15:6

15:6 Rehoboam ⁸  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ⁹  lifetime.

1 Kings 15:16

15:16 Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 15:32

15:32 Asa and King Nadab of Israel were continually at war with each other.

1 Kings 16:25

16:25 Omri did more evil in the sight of ¹¹  the Lord than all who were before him.

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¹ tn Heb “was over.”

² tn Heb “and framed [windows in] three rows, and opening to opening three times.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain. Another option might be, “overhung [in] three rows.” This might mean they were positioned high on the walls.

³ tn Heb “on top,” or “above.”

⁴ tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

⁵ tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

⁶ tn The Hebrew text has the singular, but the plural is preferable here (see 1 Kgs 13:32). The Old Greek translation and the Vulgate have the plural.

⁷ tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back.”

⁸ tc Most Hebrew mss read “Rehoboam”; a few Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Abijam” (a variant of Abijah).

⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Abijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Heb “There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.”

¹¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”