1 Kings 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom 1  was mine and all Israel considered me king. 2  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. 3 

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) 4  King Hiram of Tyre 5  sent messengers 6  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 tn Or “kingship.”

2 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

3 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

4 sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

5 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

6 tn Heb “his servants.”