1 Kings 3:16

Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Kings 4:26

4:26 Solomon had 4,000 ¹  stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

1 Kings 6:23

6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet ²  high.

1 Kings 6:25

6:25 The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. ³ 

1 Kings 7:44

7:44 the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, ⁴ 

1 Kings 11:30

11:30 and he grabbed the robe ⁵  and tore it into twelve pieces.

¹ tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek mss of the OT and the parallel in 2 Chr 9:25 read “4,000” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

¹ tn Heb “ten cubits” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).

¹ tn Heb “and the second cherub was ten cubits, the two cherubs had one measurement and one shape.”

¹ tn Heb “underneath ‘The Sea.’”

¹ tn Heb “and Ahijah grabbed the new robe that was on him.”