1 Kings 6:5

6:5 He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it. 1 

1 Kings 11:7

11:7 Furthermore, 2  on the hill east of Jerusalem 3  Solomon built a high place 4  for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh 5  and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. 6 

1 Kings 19:16

19:16 You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

1 Kings 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place. 7  Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 8 

1 tn Heb “and he built on the wall of the temple an extension all around, the walls of the temple all around, for the main hall and for the holy place, and he made side rooms all around.”

2 tn Heb “then.”

3 sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.

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

4 sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).

5 tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

6 tc The MT reads “Molech,” but Milcom must be intended (see vv. 5, 33).

7 tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

8 sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.

map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.