9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, 6
9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, 7
1 tn Heb “who sold himself.”
2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
3 tn Heb “like Ahab…whom his wife Jezebel incited.”
4 tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”
5 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”
6 tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the
7 tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he wanted to do.”