1 Kings 10:21

10:21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time. ¹ 

1 Kings 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem ²  with a great display of pomp, ³  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ⁴  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Kings 1:5

1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, ⁵  was promoting himself, ⁶  boasting, ⁷  “I will be king!” He managed to acquire ⁸  chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. ⁹ 

1 Kings 9:10

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9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 9:27

9:27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men. ¹¹ 

[10:21]  ¹ tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”

[10:2]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:2]  ³ tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

[10:2]  ⁴ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[1:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

[1:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

[1:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “saying.”

[1:5]  ⁸ tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

[1:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

[9:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the Lord and the house of the king.”

[9:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”