1 Raja-raja 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports ¹  for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments ²  for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. ³ )

1 Raja-raja 10:26

10:26 Solomon accumulated ⁴  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 22:13

22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ⁶  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.” ⁷ 

[10:12]  ¹ tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

[10:12]  ² tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[10:12]  ³ tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

[10:26]  ⁴ tn Or “gathered.”

[10:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

[10:26]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[22:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “let your words be like the word of each of them and speak good.”