Discovery Box1 Kings 9:19 
Context9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, 1 and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. 2 He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. 3
1 Kings 11:11
Context11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, 4 I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
1 Kings 11:34
Context11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.
1 Kings 14:8
Context14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. 5
1 tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”
3 tn Heb “and the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”
4 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”
5 tn Heb “what was right in my eyes.”
