1 Kings 1:3
Context1:3 So they looked through all Israel 1 for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1 Kings 4:21
Context4:21 (5:1) 2 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River 3 to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. 4


[1:3] 1 tn Heb “through all the territory of Israel.”
[4:21] 2 sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.
[4:21] 3 tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.
[4:21] 4 tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”