9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings 3 on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place. 4
1 sn The phrase city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
2 tn Heb “As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter went up from the city of David to her house which he built for her, then he built the terrace.”
3 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”
4 tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”