1 Kings 6:7
Context6:7 As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry 1 were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.
1 Kings 7:48
Context7:48 Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, 2
1 Kings 8:4
Context8:4 The priests and Levites carried the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, 3 and all the holy items in the tent. 4


[6:7] 1 tn Heb “finished stone of the quarry,” i.e., stones chiseled and shaped at the time they were taken out of the quarry.
[7:48] 2 tn Heb “the bread of the face [or presence].” Many recent English versions employ “the bread of the Presence,” although this does not convey much to the modern reader.
[8:4] 3 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”
[8:4] 4 tn Heb “and they carried the ark of the