1 Kings 1:34
Context1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint 1 him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
1 Kings 9:23
Context9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 2
1 Kings 14:7
Context14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up 3 from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.
1 Kings 15:33
Context15:33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years.
1 Kings 16:23
Context16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
[1:34] 1 tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).
[9:23] 2 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”
[14:7] 3 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.





