1 Kings 10:6

10:6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight ¹  was true!

1 Kings 2:42

2:42 the king summoned ²  Shimei and said to him, “You will recall ³  that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, ⁴  know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’ ⁵ 

1 Kings 5:8

5:8 Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received ⁶  the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need. ⁷ 

1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ⁸  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ⁹  I will be constantly present there. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ¹¹  Your wisdom and wealth ¹²  surpass what was reported to me.

¹ tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”

² tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

³ tn Heb “Is it not [true]…?” In the Hebrew text the statement is interrogative; the rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course it is.”

⁴ tn Heb “here or there.”

⁵ tn Heb “good is the word; I have heard.”

³ tn Heb “heard.”

⁴ tn Heb “I will satisfy all your desire with respect to cedar wood and with respect to the wood of evergreens.”

⁴ tn Heb “I have heard.”

⁵ tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

⁶ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

⁵ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

⁶ tn Heb “good.”