1 Kings 4:26
Context4:26 Solomon had 4,000 1 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
1 Kings 6:23
Context6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet 2 high.
1 Kings 7:10
Context7:10 The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. 3
1 Kings 7:37
Context7:37 He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.
1 Kings 7:44
Context7:44 the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, 4
1 Kings 11:30
Context11:30 and he grabbed the robe 5 and tore it into twelve pieces.


[4:26] 1 tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek
[6:23] 2 tn Heb “ten cubits” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).
[7:10] 3 tn Heb “stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits” (it is unclear exactly what dimension is being measured). If both numbers refer to the length of the stones (cf. NCV, CEV, NLT), then perhaps stones of two different sizes were used in some alternating pattern.
[7:44] 4 tn Heb “underneath ‘The Sea.’”
[11:30] 5 tn Heb “and Ahijah grabbed the new robe that was on him.”