Discovery Box1 Kings 7:5 
Context7:5 All of the entrances 1 were rectangular in shape 2 and they were arranged in sets of three. 3
1 Kings 15:2
Context15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. 4 His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. 5
1 Kings 22:1
ContextAhab Dies in Battle
22:1 There was no war between Syria and Israel for three years. 6
1 tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”
2 sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.
3 tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).
4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
5 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.
6 tn Heb “and they lived three years without war between Aram and Israel.”
