Discovery Box1 Kings 4:7 
Context4:7 Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.
1 Kings 10:20
Context10:20 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. 1
1 Kings 16:23
Context16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
1 Kings 18:31
Context18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new 2 name.” 3
1 tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”
2 tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.
3 sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.
