1 Raja-raja 2:11

2:11 David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem ¹  thirty-three years.

1 Raja-raja 2:36

2:36 Next the king summoned ²  Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem ³  and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere! ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ⁵  King Solomon conscripted ⁶  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ⁷  and the cities of ⁸  Hazor, ⁹  Megiddo, ¹⁰  and Gezer.

1 Raja-raja 10:27

10:27 The king made silver as plentiful ¹¹  in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was ¹²  as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. ¹³ 

1 Raja-raja 11:7

11:7 Furthermore, ¹⁴  on the hill east of Jerusalem ¹⁵  Solomon built a high place ¹⁶  for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh ¹⁷  and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ¹⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 11:29

11:29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah ¹⁹  was wearing a brand new robe,

1 Raja-raja 11:32

11:32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

1 Raja-raja 22:42

22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. ²⁰  His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

[2:11]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:36]  ² tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

[2:36]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

[9:15]  ⁵ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ⁸ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[10:27]  ¹¹ tn The words “as plentiful” are added for clarification.

[10:27]  ¹² tn Heb “he made.”

[10:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”

[11:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “then.”

[11:7]  ¹⁵ sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.

[11:7]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:7]  ¹⁶ sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).

[11:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

[11:7]  ¹⁸ tc The MT reads “Molech,” but Milcom must be intended (see vv. 5, 33).

[11:29]  ¹⁹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.

[22:42]  ²⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.