1 Kings 1:3

1:3 So they looked through all Israel ¹  for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 2:40

2:40 So Shimei got up, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to find his servants; Shimei went and brought back his servants from Gath.

1 Kings 10:24

10:24 Everyone ²  in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ³ 

1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?” ⁴  Hadad replied, ⁵  “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.” ⁶ 

1 Kings 11:40

11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ⁷  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

¹ tn Heb “through all the territory of Israel.”

² tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “all the kings of the earth.” See 2 Chr 9:23.

³ tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

³ tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

⁴ tn Heb “and he said.”

⁵ sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.

⁴ tn Heb “but Jeroboam arose and ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt.”