1 Kings 11:7

11:7 Furthermore, ¹  on the hill east of Jerusalem ²  Solomon built a high place ³  for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh ⁴  and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ⁵ 

1 Kings 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ⁶  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 11:32

11:32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ⁷  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ⁸  to succeed him ⁹  and by protecting Jerusalem. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “then.”

² sn The hill east of Jerusalem refers to the Mount of Olives.

³ sn A high place. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated (see 1 Kgs 3:2).

⁴ tn Heb “Chemosh, the detestable thing of Moab.”

⁵ tc The MT reads “Molech,” but Milcom must be intended (see vv. 5, 33).

⁶ tn Heb “give.”

¹¹ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

¹² tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

¹³ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”