1 Kings 3:3

3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following the practices of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 6:20

6:20 The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.

1 Kings 7:48

7:48 Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,

1 Kings 18:30

18:30 Elijah then told all the people, “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.

1 Kings 18:32

18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

tn Heb “Solomon loved the Lord by walking in.”

tn Or “policies, rules.”

tn Heb “twenty cubits” (this measurement occurs three times in this verse).

tn Heb “with plated gold” (or perhaps, “with pure gold”).

tn Heb “he plated [the] altar of cedar.”

tn Heb “the bread of the face [or presence].” Many recent English versions employ “the bread of the Presence,” although this does not convey much to the modern reader.

sn Torn down. The condition of the altar symbolizes the spiritual state of the people.

tn Heb “and he built the stones into an altar in the name of the Lord.

10 tn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about seven quarts.