1 Kings 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty ¹  for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

1 Kings 2:31

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ²  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ³ 

1 Kings 3:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David ⁴  until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. ⁵ 

1 Kings 4:12

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ⁶  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

1 Kings 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁷  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ⁸ 

1 Kings 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ⁹  to build a temple to honor the Lord ¹⁰  my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ ¹¹ 

1 Kings 7:2

7:2 He named ¹²  it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; ¹³  it was 150 feet ¹⁴  long, 75 feet ¹⁵  wide, and 45 feet ¹⁶  high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

1 Kings 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He ¹⁷  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ¹⁸ 

1 Kings 7:45

7:45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple ¹⁹  were made from polished bronze.

1 Kings 8:16

8:16 He told David, ²⁰  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ²¹  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

1 Kings 8:63

8:63 Solomon offered as peace offerings ²²  to the Lord 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ²³  King Solomon conscripted ²⁴  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ²⁵  and the cities of ²⁶  Hazor, ²⁷  Megiddo, ²⁸  and Gezer.

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. ²⁹ 

1 Kings 11:18

11:18 They went from Midian to Paran; they took some men from Paran and went to Egypt. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, supplied him with a house and food and even assigned him some land. ³⁰ 

1 Kings 12:20

12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty. ³¹ 

1 Kings 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ³²  just as the Lord had predicted ³³  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 16:34

16:34 During Ahab’s reign, ³⁴  Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. ³⁵  Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; ³⁶  Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, ³⁷  just as the Lord had warned ³⁸  through Joshua son of Nun. ³⁹ 

1 Kings 20:31

20:31 His advisers ⁴⁰  said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. ⁴¹  Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads ⁴²  and surrender ⁴³  to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”

¹ tn Heb “house.”

² tn Heb “house.”

³ tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

³ sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

⁵ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁶ tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

⁶ tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

⁷ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁸ tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁷ tn Heb “he built.”

⁸ sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.

⁹ tn Heb “one hundred cubits.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “fifty cubits.”

¹¹ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

⁸ tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁹ tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

⁹ tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “saying.”

¹¹ tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

¹¹ tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

¹² sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

¹³ tn Heb “raised up.”

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁵ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁶ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

¹⁷ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

¹³ tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and they arose from Midian and went to Paran and they took men with them from Paran and went to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and he gave to him a house and food and he said to him, and a land he gave to him.” Something seems to be accidentally omitted after “and he said to him.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “there was no one [following] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah, it alone.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “in his days.”

¹⁸ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁹ tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

²⁰ tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

²¹ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

²² sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.

¹⁸ tn Or “servants.”

¹⁹ tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.

²⁰ sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.

²¹ tn Heb “go out.”