1 Kings 4:25

4:25 All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime. ¹ 

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. ² 

1 Kings 18:45

18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward ³  Jezreel.

1 Kings 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ⁴  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ⁵  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ⁶ 

1 Kings 4:24

4:24 His royal court was so large because ⁷  he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah ⁸  to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. ⁹ 

1 Kings 4:33

4:33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, ¹⁰  from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing ¹¹  animals, birds, insects, and fish.

1 Kings 18:26

18:26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested, ¹²  and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped ¹³  around on the altar they had made. ¹⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “Judah and Israel lived securely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beer Sheba, all the days of Solomon.”

² tn 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.”

³ tn Heb “rode and went to.”

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

⁶ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

⁵ tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

⁶ sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

⁷ tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”

⁶ tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”

⁷ tn Heb “he spoke about.”

⁷ tn Heb “and they took the bull which he allowed them.”

⁸ tn Heb “limped” (the same verb is used in v. 21).

⁹ tc The MT has “which he made,” but some medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions have the plural form of the verb.