1 Kings 9:19

9:19 all the storage cities that belonged to him, ¹  and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. ²  He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom. ³ 

1 Kings 10:26

10:26 Solomon accumulated ⁴  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ⁵ 

1 Kings 11:36

11:36 I will leave ⁶  his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me ⁷  in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home. ⁸ 

1 Kings 12:27

12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, ⁹  their loyalty could shift to their former master, ¹⁰  King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

¹ tn Heb “to Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “the cities of the chariots and the cities of the horses.”

³ tn Heb “and the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his kingdom.”

⁴ tn Or “gathered.”

⁵ tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

⁷ tn Heb “give.”

⁸ tn Heb “so there might be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem.” The metaphorical “lamp” symbolizes the Davidic dynasty. Because this imagery is unfamiliar to the modern reader, the translation “so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me” has been used.

⁹ tn Heb “so there might be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.”

¹⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹ tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”