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. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:20

7:20 On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around. ² 

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. ³  It is ready to happen! ⁴ 

1 Kings 14:23

14:23 They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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.

² tn Heb “and the capitals on the two pillars, also above, close beside the bulge which was beside the latticework, two hundred pomegranates in rows around, on the second capital.” The precise meaning of the word translated “bulge” is uncertain.

³ tn Heb “house.”

⁴ tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.