1 Kings 1:40

1:40 All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake. ¹ 

1 Kings 3:4

3:4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. ²  Solomon would offer up ³  a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.

1 Kings 7:9

7:9 All of these were built with the best ⁴  stones, chiseled to the right size ⁵  and cut with a saw on all sides, ⁶  from the foundation to the edge of the roof ⁷  and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Kings 7:12

7:12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the hall of the palace. ⁸ 

1 Kings 8:42

8:42 When they hear about your great reputation ⁹  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, ¹⁰  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

1 Kings 18:45

18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward ¹¹  Jezreel.

[1:40]  ¹ tn Heb “and all the people went up after him, and the people were playing flutes and rejoicing with great joy and the ground split open at the sound of them.” The verb בָּקַע (baqa’, “to split open”), which elsewhere describes the effects of an earthquake, is obviously here an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis.

[3:4]  ² tn Heb “for it was the great high place.”

[3:4]  ³ tn The verb form is an imperfect, which is probably used here in a customary sense to indicate continued or repeated action in past time. See GKC 314 §107.b.

[7:9]  ³ tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “inside and out.”

[7:9]  ⁶ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

[8:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “your great name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in the previous verse.

[8:42]  ⁶ tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

[18:45]  ⁶ tn Heb “rode and went to.”