1 Raja-raja 6:7

6:7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry ¹  were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

1 Raja-raja 8:53

8:53 After all, ²  you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, ³  just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

1 Raja-raja 16:15

Zimri’s Reign over Israel

16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri became king over Israel; he ruled for seven days in Tirzah. Zimri’s revolt took place while the army was deployed ⁴  in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory.

1 Raja-raja 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ⁵  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ⁶  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ⁷  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ⁸ 

[6:7]  ¹ tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.

[8:53]  ² tn Or “For.”

[8:53]  ³ tn Heb “your inheritance.”

[16:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “Now the people were encamped.

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”