Discovery Box1 Kings 8:1 
Context8:1 1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 2 Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 3
1 Kings 15:5
Context15:5 He did this 4 because David had done what he approved 5 and had not disregarded any of his commandments 6 his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.
1 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words at the beginning of ch. 8: “It so happened that when Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own house, after twenty years.”
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to King Solomon [in] Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
4 tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the
6 tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”
