Discovery Box1 Kings 2:22 
Context2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? 1 Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
1 Kings 9:19
Context9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, 2 and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. 3 He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. 4
1 Kings 11:11
Context11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, 5 I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
1 Kings 11:13
Context11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave 6 your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”
1 Kings 11:31
Context11:31 Then he told Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon’s hand and I will give ten tribes to you.
1 Kings 11:34
Context11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.
1 Kings 12:21
Context12:21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin 7 to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
1 Kings 14:8
Context14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. 8
1 tn Heb “for Adonijah.”
2 tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”
4 tn Heb “and the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”
5 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”
6 tn Heb “give.”
7 tn Heb “he summoned all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, accomplished in war.”
8 tn Heb “what was right in my eyes.”
