Discovery Box1 Kings 2:41 
Context2:41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had then returned,
1 Kings 14:25
Context14:25 In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
1 Kings 15:2
Context15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. 1 His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. 2
1 Kings 15:10
Context15:10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. 3 His grandmother 4 was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.
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 Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.
