Discovery Box1 Kings 4:10 
Context4:10 Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.
1 Kings 5:13
Context5:13 King Solomon conscripted 1 work crews 2 from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.
1 Kings 8:2
Context8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival 3 in the month Ethanim 4 (the seventh month).
1 Kings 8:60
Context8:60 Then 5 all the nations of the earth will recognize that the Lord is the only genuine God. 6
1 Kings 10:23
Context10:23 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth. 7
1 Kings 11:8
Context11:8 He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods. 8
1 Kings 11:42
Context11:42 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem 9 for forty years.
1 Kings 12:1
Context12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in 10 Shechem to make Rehoboam 11 king.
1 tn Heb “raised up.”
2 sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.
3 sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.
4 sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.
5 tn Heb “so that.”
6 tn Heb “the
7 tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and with respect to wisdom.”
8 tn Heb “and the same thing he did for all his foreign wives, [who] were burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.”
9 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
10 tn Heb “come [to].”
11 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
