1 Kings 8:9

8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. ¹  It was there that ²  the Lord made an agreement with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival ³  in the month Ethanim ⁴  (the seventh month).

1 Kings 22:8-11

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁵  But I despise ⁶  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁷  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.” 22:9 The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

22:10 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, ⁸  dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. ⁹  All the prophets were prophesying before them. 22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit ¹⁰  the king of Israel.

1 Kings 1:14-15

1:14 While ¹¹  you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive ¹²  and verify your report.” ¹³ 

1:15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. ¹⁴  (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

¹ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai.

² tn Heb “in Horeb where.”

³ sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

⁴ sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

⁵ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

⁶ tn Or “hate.”

⁷ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “were sitting, a man on his throne.”

⁹ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

¹⁰ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹¹ tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), which here draws attention to Nathan’s concluding word of assurance and support. For this use of the word, see HALOT 252 s.v. הִנֵּה.

¹² tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will come after you.”

¹³ tn Heb “fill up [i.e., confirm] your words.”

¹⁴ tn Or “bedroom.”