1 Kings 6:32

6:32 On the two doors made of olive wood he carved ¹  cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. ²  He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. ³ 

1 Kings 10:19

10:19 There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side. ⁴ 

1 Kings 16:24

16:24 He purchased the hill of Samaria ⁵  from Shemer for two talents ⁶  of silver. He launched a construction project there ⁷  and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

1 Kings 18:21

18:21 Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? ⁸  If the Lord is the true God, ⁹  then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.

[6:32]  ¹ tn Heb “carved carvings of.”

[6:32]  ² tn Heb “he plated [with] gold” (the precise object is not stated).

[6:32]  ³ tn Heb “and he hammered out the gold on the cherubs and the palm trees.”

[10:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”

[16:24]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[16:24]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 150 pounds of silver.

[16:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “he built up the hill.”

[18:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “How long are you going to limp around on two crutches?” (see HALOT 762 s.v. סְעִפִּים). In context this idiomatic expression refers to indecision rather than physical disability.

[18:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the God.”