1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind ¹  so he can make judicial decisions for ²  your people and distinguish right from wrong. ³  Otherwise ⁴  no one is able ⁵  to make judicial decisions for ⁶  this great nation of yours.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ⁸  King Hiram of Tyre ⁹  sent messengers ¹⁰  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Kings 11:21

11:21 While in Egypt Hadad heard that David had passed away ¹¹  and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh, “Give me permission to leave ¹²  so I can return to my homeland.”

1 Kings 12:15

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events ¹³  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ¹⁴  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

[3:9]  ¹ tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

[3:9]  ² tn Heb “to judge.”

[3:9]  ³ tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”

[3:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “to judge.”

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “your numerous people.”

[5:1]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his servants.”

[11:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[11:21]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “send me away.”

[12:15]  ²² tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

[12:15]  ²³ tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”