1 Kings 5:1--8:66

Adoniram : a man who was in charge of David's forced labor,a man who was in charge of Rehoboam's forced labor

Boaz : son of Salma of Judah,one of 2 principal pillars in Solomon's temple

Bul : the 8th month of Jewish calendar

City of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

city of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

David : a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ethanim : 7th month of Hebrew calendar

Gebal : a nation of people who oppressed Israel,a town of Phoenicia 30 km north. of Beirut, later called Byblos
(34° 7´, 35° 38´)

Gebalites : residents of the town of Gebal
(34° 7´, 35° 38´)

hamath : a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hamath : a town of unknown location
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hiram : son of Bela son of Benjamin,king of Tyre in David and Solomon's time,son of a man of Tyre and a woman of Naphtali

Horeb : a mountain; the place where the law was given to Moses
(28° 32´, 33° 58´)

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Jachin : son of Simeon,a pillar of Solomon's temple,a priest leader of one of the first clans to return from exile,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary

Jerusalem : the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jordan : the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
(32° 18´, 35° 33´)

Lebanon : a mountain range and the adjoining regions (IBD)
(33° 45´, 35° 35´)

Levites : relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

Moses : a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

Naphtali : region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

Pharaoh : the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time

sea : the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea
(33° 14´, 33° 28´); (30° 5´, 31° 13´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (31° 1´, 33° 51´)

Sidonians : residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Solomon : the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David

Succoth : a place where the Israelites camped as they left Egypt,a town of Gad in the Jordan Valley opposite Shechem
(32° 11´, 35° 37´); (30° 37´, 32° 15´)

Tyre : a resident of the town of Tyre
(33° 16´, 35° 11´)

Zarethan : a town of Gad on the Jordan east bank about 7 km south of Succoth,a town of Ephraim 19 km NW of Bethel & 17 km ESE of Aphek
(32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 13´, 35° 16´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´)

Zion : one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Ziv : 2nd month of the Jewish calendar