1 Kings 8:5

8:5 Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. ¹ 

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ²  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ³  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

1 Kings 13:4

13:4 When the king heard what the prophet ⁴  cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand ⁵  and ordered, ⁶  “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up ⁷  and he could not pull it back.

¹ tn Heb “And King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel, those who had been gathered to him, [were] before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle which could not be counted or numbered because of the abundance.”

² 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.”

³ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.

³ tn Heb “the man of God.”

⁴ tn Heb “Jeroboam extended his hand from the altar.”

⁵ tn Heb “saying.”

⁶ tn Heb “dried up” or “withered.” TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”