Discovery Box1 Kings 8:65 
Context8:65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt 1 in the south. 2
1 Kings 12:10
Context12:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 3 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ 4 Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 5
1 tn Or “the Wadi of Egypt” (NAB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “the Egyptian Gorge.”
2 tn Heb “Solomon held at that time the festival, and all Israel was with him, a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”
5 tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger. As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.
