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 1  until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 

1 Kings 3:15

3:15 Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. 3  He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, 4  and held a feast for all his servants.

1 Kings 8:1

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

8:1 5 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 6  Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 7 

1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews 8  King Solomon conscripted 9  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, 10  and the cities of 11  Hazor, 12  Megiddo, 13  and Gezer.

1 Kings 12:18

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, 14  the supervisor of the work crews, 15  out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 16 

1 Kings 12:21

12:21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin 17  to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

1 Kings 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, 18  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, 19  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

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

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 look, a dream.”

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

5 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words at the beginning of ch. 8: “It so happened that when Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own house, after twenty years.”

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

7 tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to King Solomon [in] Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the city of David (it is Zion).”

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

8 tn Heb “raised up.”

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

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

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

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

9 tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6.

10 sn The work crews. See the note on this expression in 4:6.

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

11 tn Heb “he summoned all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, accomplished in war.”

13 tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

14 tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.