1 Kings 2:16

2:16 Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” ¹  She said, “Go ahead and ask.” ² 

1 Kings 6:18

6:18 The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. ³ 

1 Kings 6:29

6:29 On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, ⁴  he carved ⁵  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

[2:16]  ¹ tn Heb “Do not turn back my face.”

[2:16]  ² tn Heb “She said, ‘Speak!’”

[6:18]  ³ tn Heb “Cedar was inside the temple, carvings of gourds (i.e., gourd-shaped ornaments) and opened flowers; the whole was cedar, no stone was seen.”

[6:29]  ⁵ sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

[6:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “carved engravings of carvings.”