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. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:24

7:24 Under the rim all the way around it ²  were round ornaments ³  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ⁴  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁵ 

1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ⁶  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ⁷  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ⁸ 

1 Kings 22:34

22:34 Now an archer shot an arrow at random, ⁹  and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ¹⁰  ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line, ¹¹  because I’m wounded.”

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¹ tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

² tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

⁴ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁵ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

⁶ sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

⁹ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

¹⁰ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “camp.”