1 Kings 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ¹  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ²  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ³ 

1 Kings 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; ⁴  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe ⁵  of Joseph.

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ⁶  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁷  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ⁸  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ⁹  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

¹ sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.

² tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

³ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

⁴ tn Heb “man of strength.”

⁵ tn Heb “house.”

⁷ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

¹¹ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”