1 Kings 2:39

2:39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.”

1 Kings 7:12

7:12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the hall of the palace. ¹ 

1 Kings 9:25

9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings ²  on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place. ³ 

1 Kings 10:22

10:22 Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships ⁴  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ⁵  came into port with cargoes of ⁶  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁷ 

[7:12]  ¹ tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

[9:25]  ¹ tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

[9:25]  ² tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”

[10:22]  ¹ tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[10:22]  ² tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[10:22]  ³ tn Heb “came carrying.”

[10:22]  ⁴ tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”