10:26 Solomon accumulated 7 chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. 8
20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria 9 and besieged and attacked it. 10
1 tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek
2 tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”
3 tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”
4 tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”
5 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.
5 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”
6 tn Or “gathered.”
7 tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”
7 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
8 tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”
8 tn Heb “small or great.”