1 Kings 7:22

7:22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.

1 Kings 7:47

7:47 Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

1 Kings 10:16

10:16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

1 Kings 15:14

15:14 The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.

1 Kings 16:22

16:22 Omri’s supporters were stronger than those who supported Tibni son of Ginath. Tibni died; Omri became king.

1 Kings 16:30

16:30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all who were before him.

1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response.


tn Heb “Solomon left all the items, due to their very great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

tn The Hebrew text has simply “six hundred,” with no unit of measure given.

tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete with the Lord all his days.”

tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”

sn In 2 Kgs 4:31 the words “there was no sound and there was no response” are used to describe a dead boy. Similar words are used here to describe the god Baal as dead and therefore unresponsive.