1 Kings 4:27

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace.¹ Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

1 Kings 7:2

7:2 He named² it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”;³ it was 150 feet⁴ long, 75 feet⁵ wide, and 45 feet⁶ high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

1 Kings 7:12

7:12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the hall of the palace.⁷

1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews⁸ King Solomon conscripted⁹ to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem,¹⁰ and the cities of¹¹ Hazor,¹² Megiddo,¹³ and Gezer.

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports¹⁴ for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments¹⁵ for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.¹⁶)

1 Kings 10:17

10:17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas¹⁷ of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.¹⁸

1 Kings 16:9

16:9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily¹⁹ at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

1 Kings 20:6

20:6 But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants’ houses. They will carry away all your valuables.”²⁰

1 Kings 21:4

21:4 So Ahab went into his palace, bitter and angry that Naboth the Jezreelite had said,²¹ “I will not sell to you my ancestral inheritance.”²² He lay down on his bed, pouted,²³ and would not eat.

1 Kings 22:39

22:39 The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, including a record of his accomplishments and how he built a luxurious palace and various cities, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.²⁴

¹tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

²tn Heb “he built.”

³sn 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.

⁴tn Heb “one hundred cubits.”

⁵tn Heb “fifty cubits.”

⁶tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

⁷tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

⁸sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

⁹tn Heb “raised up.”

¹⁰map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹²map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

¹³map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

¹⁴tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

¹⁵tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

¹⁶tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

¹⁷sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.

¹⁸sn 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.

¹⁹tn Heb “while he was drinking and drunken.”

²⁰tn Heb “all that is desirable to your eyes they will put in their hand and take.”

²¹tn Heb “on account of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite spoke to him.”

²²tn Heb “I will not give to you the inheritance of my fathers.”

²³tn Heb “turned away his face.”

²⁴tn Heb “As for the rest of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the house of ivory which he built and all the cities which he built, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”