1 Kings 4:34
Context4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; 1 they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.
1 Kings 9:7
Context9:7 then I will remove Israel from the land 2 I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, 3 and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed 4 among all the nations.
[4:34] 1 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”
[9:7] 2 tn Heb “I will cut off Israel from upon the surface of the land.”
[9:7] 3 tn Heb “and the temple which I consecrated for my name I will send away from before my face.”
[9:7] 4 tn Heb “will become a proverb and a taunt,” that is, a proverbial example of destruction and an object of reproach.





