1 Kings 4:7

4:7 Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

1 Kings 4:20

Solomon’s Wealth and Fame

4:20 The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

1 Kings 4:22-23

4:22 Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed ¹  thirty cors ²  of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal, 4:23 ten calves fattened in the stall, ³  twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.

1 Kings 4:25

4:25 All the people of Judah and Israel had security; everyone from Dan to Beer Sheba enjoyed the produce of their vines and fig trees throughout Solomon’s lifetime. ⁴ 

1 Kings 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ⁵  King Solomon conscripted ⁶  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ⁷  and the cities of ⁸  Hazor, ⁹  Megiddo, ¹⁰  and Gezer.

1 Kings 9:22-23

9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ¹¹  the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ¹²  9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. ¹³ 

1 Kings 9:1

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 8:11-18

8:11 The priests could not carry out their duties ¹⁵  because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple. ¹⁶ 

8:12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he lives in thick darkness. 8:13 O Lord, ¹⁷  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.” 8:14 Then the king turned around ¹⁸  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ¹⁹  8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ²⁰  what he promised ²¹  my father David. 8:16 He told David, ²²  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ²³  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 8:17 Now my father David had a strong desire ²⁴  to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel. ²⁵  8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me. ²⁶ 

1 Kings 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival ²⁷  in the month Ethanim ²⁸  (the seventh month).

1 Kings 10:4-5

10:4 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, ²⁹  the palace ³⁰  he had built, 10:5 the food in his banquet hall, ³¹  his servants and attendants, ³²  their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. ³³ 

Matthew 11:29-30

11:29 Take my yoke ³⁴  on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 11:30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

Matthew 23:4

23:4 They ³⁵  tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

Matthew 23:1

Seven Woes

23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

Matthew 5:3

5:3 “Blessed ³⁶  are the poor in spirit, ³⁷  for the kingdom of heaven belongs ³⁸  to them.

[4:22]  ¹ tn Heb “the food of Solomon for each day was.”

[4:22]  ² tn As a unit of dry measure a cor was roughly equivalent to six bushels.

[4:23]  ³ tn The words “in the stall” are added for clarification; note the immediately following reference to cattle from the pasture.

[4:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “Judah and Israel lived securely, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beer Sheba, all the days of Solomon.”

[9:15]  ⁵ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ⁸ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[9:22]  ¹¹ sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.

[9:22]  ¹² tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”

[9:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”

[9:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he wanted to do.”

[8:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”

[8:11]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the house of the Lord.”

[8:13]  ¹⁷ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.

[8:14]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “turned his face.”

[8:14]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”

[8:15]  ²⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ²¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[8:16]  ²² tn Heb “saying.”

[8:16]  ²³ tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”

[8:17]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and it was with the heart of David my father.”

[8:17]  ²⁵ tn Heb “to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.” The word “name” in the OT sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:18]  ²⁶ tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

[8:2]  ²⁷ sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

[8:2]  ²⁸ sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

[10:4]  ²⁹ tn Heb “all the wisdom of Solomon.”

[10:4]  ³⁰ tn Heb “house.”

[10:5]  ³¹ tn Heb “the food on his table.”

[10:5]  ³² tn Heb “the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants.”

[10:5]  ³³ tn Heb “there was no breath still in her.”

[11:29]  ³⁴ sn A yoke is a wooden bar or frame that joins two animals like oxen or horses so that they can pull a wagon, plow, etc. together. Here it is used figuratively of the restrictions that a teacher or rabbi would place on his followers.

[23:4]  ³⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[5:3]  ³⁶ sn The term Blessed introduces the first of several beatitudes promising blessing to those whom God cares for. They serve as an invitation to come into the grace God offers.

[5:3]  ³⁷ sn The poor in spirit is a reference to the “pious poor” for whom God especially cares. See Ps 14:6; 22:24; 25:16; 34:6; 40:17; 69:29.

[5:3]  ³⁸ sn The present tense (belongs) here is significant. Jesus makes the kingdom and its blessings currently available. This phrase is unlike the others in the list with the possessive pronoun being emphasized.