1 Kings 2:12

Solomon Secures the Throne

2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority ¹  was firmly solidified.

1 Kings 4:5

4:5 Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of ²  the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to ³  the king.

1 Kings 4:20

Solomon’s Wealth and Fame

4:20 The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

1 Kings 6:35

6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

1 Kings 7:19

7:19 The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. ⁴ 

1 Kings 11:37

11:37 I will select ⁵  you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

1 Kings 11:42

11:42 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem ⁶  for forty years.

1 Kings 14:25

14:25 In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

1 Kings 15:1

Abijah’s Reign over Judah

15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah ⁷  became king over Judah.

1 Kings 16:1

16:1 Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall: ⁸ 

1 Kings 16:17

16:17 Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

1 Kings 17:3

17:3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:5

17:5 So he did ⁹  as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:22

17:22 The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer; the boy’s breath returned to him and he lived.

1 Kings 20:43

20:43 The king of Israel went home to Samaria ¹⁰  bitter and angry.

1 Kings 22:41

Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah

22:41 In the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

[2:12]  ¹ tn Or “kingship.”

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “was over.”

[4:5]  ³ tn Heb “close associate of”; KJV, ASV, NASB “the king’s friend” (a title for an adviser, not just an acquaintance).

[7:19]  ³ tn Heb “the capitals which were on the top of the pillars were the work of lilies, in the porch, four cubits.” It is unclear exactly what dimension is being measured.

[11:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “take.”

[11:42]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:1]  ⁶ tc The Old Greek also has the phrase “the son of Rehoboam.”

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning [or “against”] Baasha, saying.”

[17:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “So he went and did.”

[20:43]  ⁹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.