1 Kings 1:6

1:6 (Now his father had never corrected him by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.)

1 Kings 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

1 Kings 3:3

3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build.

1 Kings 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month Ethanim 10  (the seventh month).

1 Kings 8:19

8:19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ 11 

1 Kings 8:41

8:41 “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. 12 

1 Kings 11:17

11:17 Hadad, 13  who was only a small boy at the time, escaped with some of his father’s Edomite servants and headed for Egypt. 14 

1 Kings 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; 15  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe 16  of Joseph.

1 Kings 14:3

14:3 Take 17  ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

1 Kings 17:19

17:19 He said to her, “Hand me your son.” He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him down on his bed.

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, 18  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. 19  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Kings 20:16

20:16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily 20  in their quarters. 21 

1 Kings 20:41

20:41 The prophet 22  quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.

1 Kings 22:32

22:32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

tn Or “disciplined.”

tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.

tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Sam 3:4).

tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.

tn Heb “Solomon loved the Lord by walking in.”

tn Or “policies, rules.”

10 sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

11 tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”

13 sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

14 sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

16 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”

19 tn Heb “your name.” In the OT the word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

22 tn The MT reads “Adad,” an alternate form of the name Hadad.

23 tn Heb “and Adad fled, he and Edomite men from the servants of his father, to go to Egypt, and Hadad was a small boy.”

25 tn Heb “man of strength.”

26 tn Heb “house.”

28 tn Heb “take in your hand.”

31 tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

32 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

34 tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”

35 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

37 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.