1 Kings 2:36

2:36 Next the king summoned ¹  Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem ²  and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere! ³ 

1 Kings 2:38

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. ⁴  Your servant will do as you say.” ⁵  So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. ⁶ 

1 Kings 10:27

10:27 The king made silver as plentiful ⁷  in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was ⁸  as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. ⁹ 

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ¹⁰  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ¹¹  to succeed him ¹²  and by protecting Jerusalem. ¹³ 

1 Kings 22:42

22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. ¹⁴  His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

¹ tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

⁴ tn Heb “Good is the word, as my master the king has spoken.”

⁵ tn Heb “so your servant will do.”

⁶ tn Heb “many days.”

⁷ tn The words “as plentiful” are added for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “he made.”

⁹ tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

¹¹ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

¹² tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

¹³ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”

¹³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.