1 Raja-raja 6:21

6:21 Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. ¹  He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary ²  with gold.

1 Raja-raja 12:26

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ³  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 12:31

12:31 He built temples ⁵  on the high places and appointed as priests people who were not Levites.

[6:21]  ¹ tn Heb “with plated gold” (or perhaps, “with pure gold”).

[6:21]  ² tn Heb “it.”

[12:26]  ³ tn Heb “said in his heart.”

[12:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”

[12:31]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has the singular, but the plural is preferable here (see 1 Kgs 13:32). The Old Greek translation and the Vulgate have the plural.