Discovery Box1 Kings 3:3 
Context3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following 1 the practices 2 of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
1 Kings 8:61
Context8:61 May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God 3 by following 4 his rules and obeying 5 his commandments, as you are presently doing.” 6
1 Kings 21:1
ContextAhab Murders Naboth
21:1 After this the following episode took place. 7 Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. 8
1 tn Heb “Solomon loved the
2 tn Or “policies, rules.”
3 tn Heb “may your hearts be complete with the
4 tn Heb “walking in.”
5 tn Heb “keeping.”
6 tn Heb “as this day.”
7 tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.
8 sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.
map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
