1 Kings 10:25

10:25 Year after year visitors brought their gifts, which included items of silver, items of gold, clothes, perfume, spices, horses, and mules. ¹ 

1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, ²  but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. ³ 

1 Kings 8:64

8:64 That day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the Lord’s temple. He offered there burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that stood before the Lord was too small to hold all these offerings. ⁴ 

1 Kings 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ⁵  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ⁶  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ⁷ 

1 Kings 18:36

18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ⁸  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ⁹  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ¹⁰  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

[10:25]  ¹ tn Heb “and they were bringing each one his gift, items of silver…and mules, the matter of a year in a year.”

[18:29]  ² tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

[18:29]  ³ tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”

[8:64]  ³ tn Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”

[4:21]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

[4:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

[18:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

[18:36]  ⁶ tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[18:36]  ⁷ tn Heb “let it be known.”