1 Kings 10:21

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.¹

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem² with a great display of pomp,³ bringing with her camels carrying spices,⁴ a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 1:5

1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith,⁵ was promoting himself,⁶ boasting,⁷ “I will be king!” He managed to acquire⁸ chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.⁹

1 Kings 9:10

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9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace,¹⁰

1 Kings 9:27

9:27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.¹¹

¹tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

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³tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

⁴tn Or “balsam oil.”

⁵tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

⁶tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

⁷tn Heb “saying.”

⁸tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

⁹tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

¹⁰tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the Lord and the house of the king.”

¹¹tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”