1 Kings 3:3
Context3:3 Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following 1 the practices 2 of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
1 Kings 11:1
Context11:1 King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh’s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.
1 Kings 5:1
Context5:1 (5:15) 3 King Hiram of Tyre 4 sent messengers 5 to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)


[3:3] 1 tn Heb “Solomon loved the
[3:3] 2 tn Or “policies, rules.”
[5:1] 3 sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.
[5:1] 4 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.