1 Kings 3:16

Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom

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

1 Kings 7:41

7:41 He made ¹  the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

1 Kings 3:18

3:18 Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us. ² 

1 Kings 15:25

Nadab’s Reign over Israel

15:25 In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years.

1 Kings 16:23

16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

1 Kings 18:31

18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new ³  name.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 7:15

7:15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet ⁵  high and 18 feet ⁶  in circumference.

¹ tn The words “he made” are added for stylistic reasons.

¹ sn There was no one else in the house except the two of us. In other words, there were no other witnesses to the births who could identify which child belonged to which mother.

¹ tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

² sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.

¹ tn Heb “eighteen cubits.”

² tn Heb “twelve cubits.”