1 Kings 10:4

10:4 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, ¹  the palace ²  he had built,

1 Kings 6:2

6:2 The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet ³  long, 30 feet ⁴  wide, and 45 feet ⁵  high.

1 Kings 6:7

6:7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry ⁶  were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

1 Kings 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁷  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ⁸  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁹ 

1 Kings 8:48

8:48 When they return to you with all their heart and being ¹⁰  in the land where they are held prisoner, ¹¹  and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, ¹² 

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ¹³  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ¹⁴  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

[10:4]  ¹ tn Heb “all the wisdom of Solomon.”

[10:4]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[6:2]  ³ tn Heb “sixty cubits.” A cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm. Measurements in vv. 2-10 have been converted to feet in the translation for clarity.

[6:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

[6:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

[6:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.

[8:44]  ⁷ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

[8:44]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

[8:44]  ⁹ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:48]  ⁹ tn Or “soul.”

[8:48]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the land of their enemies.”

[8:48]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[9:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

[9:8]  ¹² tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.