1 Kings 4:21

4:21 (5:1)¹ Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River² to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.³

1 Kings 7:9

7:9 All of these were built with the best⁴ stones, chiseled to the right size⁵ and cut with a saw on all sides,⁶ from the foundation to the edge of the roof⁷ and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Kings 7:42

7:42 the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

1 Kings 8:54

8:54 When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky.⁸

1 Kings 8:59

8:59 May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him,⁹ so that he might vindicate¹⁰ his servant and his people Israel as the need arises.

1 Kings 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story!¹¹ Your wisdom and wealth¹² surpass what was reported to me.

1 Kings 10:17

10:17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas¹³ of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.¹⁴

1 Kings 11:11

11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you,¹⁵ I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

1 Kings 12:6

12:6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served¹⁶ his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,¹⁷ “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

1 Kings 12:27

12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem,¹⁸ their loyalty could shift to their former master,¹⁹ King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

¹sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.

²tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

³tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

⁴tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

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

⁶tn Heb “inside and out.”

⁷tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.

⁸tn Or “toward heaven.”

⁹tn Heb “May these words of mine, which I have requested before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night.”

¹⁰tn Heb “accomplish the justice of.”

¹¹tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

¹²tn Heb “good.”

¹³sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.

¹⁴sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.

¹⁵tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”

¹⁶tn Heb “stood before.”

¹⁷tn Heb “saying.”

¹⁸map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁹tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”