1 Kings 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he¹ has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Kings 8:8

8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point.² They have remained there to this very day.

1 Kings 9:21

9:21 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.³

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem⁴ with a great display of pomp,⁵ bringing with her camels carrying spices,⁶ a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 10:10

10:10 She gave the king 120 talents⁷ of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.⁸

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports⁹ for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments¹⁰ for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.¹¹)

1 Kings 16:16

16:16 While deployed there, the army received this report:¹² “Zimri has conspired against the king and assassinated him.”¹³ So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

¹tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

²tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

³tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”

⁴map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

⁶tn Or “balsam oil.”

⁷tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 9,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV, NLT); CEV “five tons”; TEV “4,000 kilogrammes.”

⁸tn Heb “there has not come like those spices yet for quantity which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”

⁹tn 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.”

¹⁰tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

¹¹tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

¹²tn Heb “and the people who were encamped heard.”

¹³tn Heb “has conspired against and also has struck down the king.”