1 Raja-raja 1:9

1:9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, ¹  as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

1 Raja-raja 2:7

2:7 “Treat fairly ²  the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, ³  because they helped me ⁴  when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

1 Raja-raja 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ⁵  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ⁶  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ⁸  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ⁹  I will be constantly present there. ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 9:16

9:16 (Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)

1 Raja-raja 17:1

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ¹¹  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ¹² 

[1:9]  ¹ tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.

[2:7]  ² tn Heb “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “drew near to.”

[4:21]  ⁵ sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.

[4:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

[4:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

[9:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[9:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

[9:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

[17:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ¹² tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”