1 Kings 2:42

2:42 the king summoned ¹  Shimei and said to him, “You will recall ²  that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, ³  know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’ ⁴ 

1 Kings 5:8

5:8 Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received ⁵  the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need. ⁶ 

1 Kings 9:3

9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered ⁷  your prayer and your request for help that you made to me. I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home; ⁸  I will be constantly present there. ⁹ 

1 Kings 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ¹⁰  Your wisdom and wealth ¹¹  surpass what was reported to me.

[2:42]  ¹ tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

[2:42]  ² tn Heb “Is it not [true]…?” In the Hebrew text the statement is interrogative; the rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course it is.”

[2:42]  ³ tn Heb “here or there.”

[2:42]  ⁴ tn Heb “good is the word; I have heard.”

[5:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “heard.”

[5:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will satisfy all your desire with respect to cedar wood and with respect to the wood of evergreens.”

[9:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “I have heard.”

[9:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by placing my name there perpetually” (or perhaps, “forever”).

[9:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

[10:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

[10:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “good.”