1 Kings 7:1

The Building of the Royal Palace

7:1 Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace. ¹ 

1 Kings 7:5

7:5 All of the entrances ²  were rectangular in shape ³  and they were arranged in sets of three. ⁴ 

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁵  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ⁶ 

1 Kings 15:28

15:28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah and replaced him as king.

1 Kings 22:1

Ahab Dies in Battle

22:1 There was no war between Syria and Israel for three years. ⁷ 

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “His house Solomon built in thirteen years and he completed all his house.”

[7:5]  ² tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”

[7:5]  ³ sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).

[15:2]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ⁴ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[22:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they lived three years without war between Aram and Israel.”