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 13:33
Context13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; 4 he continued to appoint common people 5 as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. 6
1 Kings 16:21
Context16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri.
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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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 “did not turn from his evil way.”
5 sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.
6 tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”
