1 Kings 3:22
Context3:22 The other woman said, “No! My son is alive; your son is dead!” But the first woman replied, “No, your son is dead; my son is alive.” Each presented her case before the king. 1
1 Kings 7:8
Context7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. 2 He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. 3


[3:22] 1 tn Heb “they spoke before the king.” Another option is to translate, “they argued before the king.”
[7:8] 2 tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”
[7:8] 3 tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”