1 Kings 2:33

2:33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the Lord give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family, ¹  and his dynasty.” ² 

1 Kings 3:2

3:2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, ³  because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord. ⁴ 

1 Kings 6:16

6:16 He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. ⁵  He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters. ⁶ 

1 Kings 6:22

6:22 He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary. ⁷ 

1 Kings 7:7

7:7 He also made a throne room, called “The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. ⁸  It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters. ⁹ 

1 Kings 8:8

8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. ¹⁰  They have remained there to this very day.

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ¹¹  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ¹² ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ¹³ 

1 Kings 9:21

9:21 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day. ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 11:16

11:16 For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army ¹⁵  stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom. ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 11:40

11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ¹⁷  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, ¹⁸  but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. ¹⁹ 

1 Kings 18:45-46

18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward ²⁰  Jezreel. 18:46 Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; ²¹  he tucked his robe into his belt ²²  and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

1 Kings 19:8

19:8 So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

1 Kings 22:11

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”

1 Kings 22:16

22:16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ²³  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

1 Kings 22:27

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ²⁴  until I safely return.”’” ²⁵ 

[2:33]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[2:33]  ² tn Heb “his throne.”

[3:2]  ³ sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor the Lord”). The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[6:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “He built twenty cubits from the rear areas of the temple with cedar planks from the floor to the walls, and he built it on the inside for an inner sanctuary, for a holy place of holy places.”

[6:16]  ⁶ tc The MT has קְלָעִים (qÿla’im, “curtains”), but this should be emended to קוֹרוֹת (qorot, “rafters”). See BDB 900 s.v. קוֹרָה.

[6:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the temple he plated with gold until all the temple was finished; and the whole altar which was in the inner sanctuary he plated with gold.”

[7:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “and a porch for the throne, where he was making judicial decisions, the Porch of Judgment, he made.”

[7:7]  ¹⁰ tc The Hebrew text reads, “from the floor to the floor.” The second occurrence of the term הַקַּרְקָע (haqqarqa’, “the floor”) is probably an error; one should emend to הַקּוֹרוֹת (haqqorot, “the rafters”). See 6:16.

[8:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

[9:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he said.”

[9:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

[9:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

[9:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”

[11:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and all Israel.”

[11:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “until he had cut off every male in Edom.”

[11:40]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “but Jeroboam arose and ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt.”

[18:29]  ²¹ tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

[18:29]  ²² 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.”

[18:45]  ²³ tn Heb “rode and went to.”

[18:46]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord was on Elijah.”

[18:46]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and girded up his loins.” The idea is that of gathering up the robes and tucking them into the sash or belt so that they do not get in the way of the legs when running (or working or fighting).

[22:16]  ²⁷ tn Or “swear an oath by.”

[22:27]  ²⁹ tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

[22:27]  ³⁰ tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.