9:22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth. 3
10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in 5 Shechem to make Rehoboam 6 king.
20:13 All the men of Judah 8 were standing before the Lord, along with their infants, wives, and children.
1 sn This festival in the seventh month was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.
2 sn The seventh month would be September-October in modern reckoning.
3 tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”
4 tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew the Euphrates River was typically referred to simply as “the River.”
5 tn Heb “come [to].”
6 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “They sent and called for him.”
8 tn Heb “Judah.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” by metonymy for the men of Judah.