1 Kings 10:5

10:5 the food in his banquet hall, ¹  his servants and attendants, ²  their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. ³ 

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem ⁴  with a great display of pomp, ⁵  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁶  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 11:19

11:19 Pharaoh liked Hadad so well ⁷  he gave him his sister-in-law (Queen Tahpenes’ sister) as a wife. ⁸ 

Ezekiel 44:2-3

44:2 The Lord said to me: “This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut. 44:3 Only the prince may sit in it to eat a sacrificial meal ⁹  before the Lord; he will enter by way of the porch of the gate and will go out by the same way.”

Ezekiel 46:1-2

The Prince’s Offerings

46:1 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court that faces east ¹⁰  will be closed six working days, but on the Sabbath day it will be opened and on the day of the new moon it will be opened. 46:2 The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.

Acts 3:11

Peter Addresses the Crowd

3:11 While the man ¹¹  was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway ¹²  called Solomon’s Portico. ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “the food on his table.”

² tn Heb “the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants.”

³ tn Heb “there was no breath still in her.”

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 “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.

⁶ tn Or “balsam oil.”

⁷ tn Heb “and Hadad found great favor in the eyes of Pharaoh.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he gave to him a wife, the sister of his wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “to eat bread.”

¹³ sn The east gate of the outer court was permanently closed (Ezek 44:2).

¹⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.” The translation “covered walkway” (a descriptive translation) was used here because the architectural term “portico” or “colonnade” is less familiar. However, the more technical term “portico” was retained in the actual name that follows.

¹⁸ sn Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. It was located on the east side of the temple (Josephus, Ant. 15.11.3-5 [15.391-420], 20.9.7 [20.221]) and was a place of commerce and conversation.