1 Raja-raja 10:3

10:3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king. ¹ 

1 Raja-raja 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place. ²  Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. ³ 

[10:3]  ¹ tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”

[21:1]  ² tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

[21:1]  ³ sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.

[21:1]  map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.