1 Kings 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He 1  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. 2 

1 Kings 7:45

7:45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple 3  were made from polished bronze.

1 Kings 10:26

10:26 Solomon accumulated 4  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. 5 

1 Kings 14:27

14:27 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard 6  who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

1 tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

2 tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

3 tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”

4 tn Or “gathered.”

5 tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

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

6 tn Heb “runners.”