1 Kings 4:21
Context4:21 (5:1) 1 Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River 2 to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. 3
1 Kings 11:28
Context11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; 4 when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe 5 of Joseph.
1 Kings 21:7
Context21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! 6 Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. 7 I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”


[4:21] 1 sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.
[4:21] 2 tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.
[4:21] 3 tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”
[11:28] 4 tn Heb “man of strength.”
[21:7] 7 tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”
[21:7] 8 tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”