1 Raja-raja 2:44

2:44 Then the king said to Shimei, “You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. ¹  The Lord will punish you for what you did. ² 

1 Raja-raja 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ³  King Hiram of Tyre ⁴  sent messengers ⁵  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Raja-raja 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ⁶  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Raja-raja 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started, ⁷  he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king ⁸  and then went to their homes, happy and content ⁹  because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

[2:44]  ¹ tn Heb “You know all the evil, for your heart knows, which you did to David my father.”

[2:44]  ² tn Heb “The Lord will cause your evil to return upon your head.”

[5:1]  ³ sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

[5:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “his servants.”

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

[8:66]  ⁷ tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

[8:66]  ⁸ tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

[8:66]  ⁹ tn Heb “good of heart.”