Discovery Box1 Kings 1:53 
Context1:53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down 1 from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.” 2
1 Kings 9:27
Context9:27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men. 3
1 Kings 13:1
Context13:1 Just then 4 a prophet 5 from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, 6 as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.
1 Kings 20:5
Context20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”
1 Kings 20:17
Context20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” 7
1 Kings 21:11
Context21:11 The men of the 8 city, the leaders 9 and the nobles who lived there, 10 followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. 11
1 tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”
2 tn Heb “Go to your house.”
3 tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”
4 tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.
5 tn Heb “the man of God.”
6 tn Heb “came by the word of the
7 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
8 tn Heb “his.”
9 tn Heb “elders.”
10 tn Heb “and the nobles who were living in his city.”
11 tn Heb “did as Jezebel sent to them, just as was written in the scrolls which she sent to them.”
