1 Kings 3:25

3:25 The king then said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”

1 Kings 16:21

Omri’s Reign over Israel

16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri.

1 Kings 7:35

7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep;¹ there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

1 Kings 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story!² Your wisdom and wealth³ surpass what was reported to me.

1 Kings 13:8

13:8 But the prophet said to the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions,⁴ I could not go with you and eat and drink⁵ in this place.

1 Kings 16:9

16:9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily⁶ at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

1 Kings 7:32

7:32 The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet⁷ high.

1 Kings 7:31

7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long.⁸ On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.⁹

1 Kings 1:7

1:7 He collaborated¹⁰ with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported¹¹ him.¹²

1 Kings 7:27

7:27 He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet¹³ long, six feet¹⁴ wide, and four-and-a-half feet¹⁵ high.

1 Kings 6:6

6:6 The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet¹⁶ wide, the middle floor nine feet¹⁷ wide, and the third floor ten and a half¹⁸ feet wide. He made ledges¹⁹ on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.²⁰

1 Kings 6:10

6:10 He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high²¹ and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

1 Kings 6:24

6:24 Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.²²

1 Kings 7:16

7:16 He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.²³

1 Kings 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.”²⁴ It measured 15 feet²⁵ from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet²⁶ high. Its circumference was 45 feet.²⁷

1 Kings 7:14

7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali,²⁸ and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge²⁹ to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

¹tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).

¹tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

²tn Heb “good.”

¹tn Heb “house.”

²tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

¹tn Heb “while he was drinking and drunken.”

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

¹tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

²tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”

¹tn Heb “his words were.”

²tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).

³tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹tn Heb “four cubits.”

²tn Heb “four cubits.”

³tn Heb “three cubits.”

¹tn Heb “five cubits.”

²tn Heb “six cubits.”

³tn Heb “seven cubits.”

⁴tn Or “offsets” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “offset ledges.”

⁵tn Heb “so that [the beams] would not have a hold in the walls of the temple.”

¹tn Heb “five cubits.” This must refer to the height of each floor or room.

¹tn Heb “The first wing of the [one] cherub was five cubits, and the second wing of the cherub was five cubits, ten cubits from the tips of his wings to the tips of his wings.”

¹tn Heb “two capitals he made to place on the tops of the pillars, cast in bronze; five cubits was the height of the first capital, and five cubits was the height of the second capital.”

¹tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

²tn Heb “ten cubits.”

³tn Heb “five cubits.”

⁴tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”

¹tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

²tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”