8:1 9 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 10 Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 11
10:21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. 15
1 tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “anointed.”
3 tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Or “swear an oath to.”
5 tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”
6 tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”
7 tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”
9 tn Heb “Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
11 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words at the beginning of ch. 8: “It so happened that when Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own house, after twenty years.”
12 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
13 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to King Solomon [in] Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the
13 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
15 tn Heb “besides what he had given her according to the hand of King Solomon.”
16 tn Heb “turned and went.”
17 tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”