9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 1 she came to challenge 2 him 3 with difficult questions. 4 She arrived in Jerusalem 5 with a great display of pomp, 6 bringing with her camels carrying spices, 7 a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; 8 he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:
13:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.
34:8 In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. 10 He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God.
34:22 So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 11 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 12 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 13 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 14 district.) They stated their business, 15
1 tn Heb “the report about Solomon.”
2 tn Or “test.”
3 tn Heb “Solomon.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
4 tn Or “riddles.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew word חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue or to the great wealth she brought with her.
7 tn Or “balsam oil.”
8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
15 tn Heb “and his face was for war against Jerusalem.”
22 tn Heb “to purify the land and the house.”
29 tn Heb “and those who [were sent by] the king.”
30 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 22:14 has the variant spelling “son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas.”
31 tn Heb “the keeper of the clothes.”
32 tn Or “second.” For a discussion of the possible location of this district, see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 283.
33 tn Heb “and they spoke to her like this.”