1 Kings 3:15

3:15 Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. ¹  He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, ²  and held a feast for all his servants.

1 Kings 8:1

Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple

8:1 ³ Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem ⁴  Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ⁶  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁷  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ⁸ 

1 Kings 11:11

11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, ⁹  I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹⁰  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹¹  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹²  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹³ 

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹⁴  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹⁵  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹⁶  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹⁷ 

[3:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and look, a dream.”

[3:15]  ² tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

[8:1]  ³ tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words at the beginning of ch. 8: “It so happened that when Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own house, after twenty years.”

[8:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Then Solomon convened the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers belonging to the sons of Israel to King Solomon [in] Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the city of David (it is Zion).”

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[8:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[11:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”

[19:10]  ⁹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ¹² tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ¹² tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”