Discovery Box1 Kings 3:10 
Context3:10 The Lord 1 was pleased that Solomon made this request. 2
1 Kings 6:37
Context6:37 In the month Ziv 3 of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign 4 the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple.
1 Kings 8:3
Context8:3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.
1 Kings 8:62
Context8:62 The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord.
1 Kings 13:15
Context13:15 He then said to him, “Come home with me and eat something.”
1 Kings 16:1
Context16:1 Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall: 5
1 Kings 16:7
Context16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. 6 His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s. 7
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in v.15 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn Heb “And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord, for Solomon asked for this thing.”
3 sn In the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966
4 tn The words “of Solomon’s reign” are added for clarification. See v. 1.
5 tn Heb “and the word of the
6 tn Heb “and also through Jehu son of Hanani the word of the
7 tn Heb “angering him by the work of his hands, so that he was like the house of Jeroboam, and because of how he struck it down.”
