1 Kings 5:14

5:14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of ¹  the work crews.

1 Kings 6:1

The Building of the Temple

6:1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv ²  (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 12:33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) ³  Jeroboam ⁴  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. ⁵  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ⁶  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ⁷ 

1 Kings 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival ⁸  in the month Ethanim ⁹  (the seventh month).

1 Kings 11:16

11:16 For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army ¹⁰  stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 12:32

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ¹²  like the festival celebrated in Judah. ¹³  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. ¹⁴  In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

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 4:27

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. ¹⁵  Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

[5:14]  ¹ tn Heb “was over.”

[6:1]  ² sn During the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.

[12:33]  ³ tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ⁵ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[6:38]  ⁴ sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

[6:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”

[8:2]  ⁵ sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

[8:2]  ⁶ sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

[11:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and all Israel.”

[11:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “until he had cut off every male in Edom.”

[12:32]  ⁷ sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

[12:32]  ⁸ sn The festival he celebrated in Judah probably refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (i.e., Booths or Temporary Shelters), held in the seventh month (September-October). See also 1 Kgs 8:2.

[12:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”

[4:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”