1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ¹  King Solomon conscripted ²  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ³  and the cities of ⁴  Hazor, ⁵  Megiddo, ⁶  and Gezer.

1 Kings 13:32

13:32 for the prophecy he announced with the Lord’s authority ⁷  against the altar in Bethel ⁸  and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north ⁹  will certainly be fulfilled.”

1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ¹⁰  They conquered ¹¹  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ¹² 

1 Kings 22:39

22:39 The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, including a record of his accomplishments and how he built a luxurious palace and various cities, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹³ 

---

¹ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

² tn Heb “raised up.”

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

⁶ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

⁷ tn Heb “for the word which he cried out by the word of the Lord”

⁸ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁹ tn Heb “Samaria.” The name of Israel’s capital city here stands for the northern kingdom as a whole. Actually Samaria was not built and named until several years after this (see 1 Kgs 16:24), so it is likely that the author of Kings, writing at a later time, is here adapting the old prophet’s original statement.

¹⁰ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

¹¹ tn Heb “he struck down.”

¹² tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”

¹³ tn Heb “As for the rest of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the house of ivory which he built and all the cities which he built, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”