1 Raja-raja 8:6

8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned ¹  place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

1 Raja-raja 8:21

8:21 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors ²  when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

1 Raja-raja 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival ³  in the month Ethanim ⁴  (the seventh month).

1 Raja-raja 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ⁵  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Raja-raja 6:11

6:11 ⁶ The Lord said ⁷  to Solomon:

[8:6]  ¹ tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ² tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 34, 40, 48, 53, 57, 58).

[8:2]  ³ sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

[8:2]  ⁴ sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

[5:7]  ⁵ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

[6:11]  ⁶ tc The LXX lacks vv. 11-14.

[6:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the word of the Lord was.”