1 Raja-raja 7:9

7:9 All of these were built with the best ¹  stones, chiseled to the right size ²  and cut with a saw on all sides, ³  from the foundation to the edge of the roof ⁴  and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Raja-raja 8:65

8:65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt ⁵  in the south. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 18:44

18:44 The seventh time the servant ⁷  said, “Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man’s hand, is rising up from the sea.” Elijah ⁸  then said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won’t overtake you.’” ⁹ 

[7:9]  ¹ tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

[7:9]  ³ tn Heb “inside and out.”

[7:9]  ⁴ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.

[8:65]  ⁵ tn Or “the Wadi of Egypt” (NAB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “the Egyptian Gorge.”

[8:65]  ⁶ tn Heb “Solomon held at that time the festival, and all Israel was with him, a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days, fourteen days.”

[18:44]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:44]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:44]  ⁹ tn Heb “so that the rain won’t restrain you.”