1 Raja-raja 3:16

Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Raja-raja 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted ¹  work crews ²  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Raja-raja 7:5

7:5 All of the entrances ³  were rectangular in shape ⁴  and they were arranged in sets of three. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 8:3

8:3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

1 Raja-raja 8:26

8:26 Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made ⁶  to your servant, my father David, be realized. ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 9:17

9:17 Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

1 Raja-raja 11:14

11:14 The Lord brought ⁸  against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.

1 Raja-raja 18:2

18:2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.

Now the famine was severe in Samaria. ⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 18:20

18:20 Ahab sent messengers to all the Israelites and had the prophets assemble at Mount Carmel.

1 Raja-raja 21:5

21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

1 Raja-raja 22:9

22:9 The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

1 Raja-raja 22:33

22:33 When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

[5:13]  ¹ tn Heb “raised up.”

[5:13]  ² sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[7:5]  ³ tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”

[7:5]  ⁴ sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).

[8:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “the words that you spoke.”

[8:26]  ⁷ tn Or “prove to be reliable.”

[11:14]  ⁸ tn Or “raised up.”

[18:2]  ⁹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.