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 7:14

7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ³  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ⁴  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

1 Kings 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He ⁵  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ⁶ 

1 Kings 7:51

7:51 When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he ⁷  put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 14:26

14:26 He took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including all the golden shields that Solomon had made.

1 Kings 15:22

15:22 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. ⁸  King Asa used the materials to build up ⁹  Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

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 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

⁴ tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

⁵ tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

⁷ tn Heb “Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁹ tn Heb “and King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, there was no one exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and King Asa built with them.”