1 Kings 7:8

7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. ¹  He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ² 

1 Kings 8:29

8:29 Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live. ³  May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place. ⁴ 

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ⁵  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ⁶  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

1 Kings 12:27

12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, ⁷  their loyalty could shift to their former master, ⁸  King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

¹ tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”

² tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”

³ tn Heb “so your eyes might be open toward this house night and day, toward the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’”

⁴ tn Heb “by listening to the prayer which your servant is praying concerning this place.”

⁵ tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

⁶ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁸ tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”