1 Kings 6:29
6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, 1 he carved 2 cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.
1 Kings 6:35
6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.
1 Kings 8:11
8:11 The priests could not carry out their duties 3 because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple. 4
1 Kings 9:12
9:12 When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them. 5
1 Kings 17:11
17:11 As she went to get it, he called out to her, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” 6
1 Kings 20:21
20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated 7 Syria.
1 sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.
2 tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”
3 tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”
4 tn Heb “the house of the Lord.”
5 tn Heb “they were not agreeable in his eyes.”
6 tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “in your hand.”
7 tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”