3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David 3 until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 4
1 tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “anointed.”
3 sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”