1 Kings 7:14

7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ¹  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ²  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

1 Kings 7:18

7:18 When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar. ³ 

1 Kings 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ⁴  It measured 15 feet ⁵  from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ⁶  high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ⁷ 

1 Kings 7:38

7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. ⁸  Each basin was six feet in diameter; ⁹  there was one basin for each stand.

1 Kings 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He ¹⁰  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 8:65

8:65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt ¹²  in the south. ¹³ 

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports ¹⁴  for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments ¹⁵  for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. ¹⁶ )

1 Kings 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹⁷  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ¹⁸  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

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) ¹⁹  Jeroboam ²⁰  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. ²¹  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 13:33

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ²²  he continued to appoint common people ²³  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ²⁴ 

1 Kings 20:25

20:25 Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots. ²⁵  Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them.” He approved their plan and did as they advised. ²⁶ 

[7:14]  ¹ tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

[7:14]  ² tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

[7:18]  ³ tn Heb “he made the pillars, and two rows surrounding one latticework to cover the capitals which were on top of the pomegranates, and so he did for the second latticework.” The translation supplies “pomegranates” after “two rows,” and understands “pillars,” rather than “pomegranates,” to be the correct reading after “on top of.” The latter change finds support from many Hebrew mss and the ancient Greek version.

[7:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

[7:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “ten cubits.”

[7:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “five cubits.”

[7:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”

[7:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “forty baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

[7:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “four cubits, each basin.” It is unclear which dimension is being measured.

[7:40]  ⁹ tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:40]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

[8:65]  ¹¹ tn Or “the Wadi of Egypt” (NAB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “the Egyptian Gorge.”

[8:65]  ¹² tn Heb “Solomon held at that time the festival, and all Israel was with him, a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days, fourteen days.”

[10:12]  ¹³ tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

[10:12]  ¹⁴ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[10:12]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

[12:28]  ¹⁵ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[12:33]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ¹⁹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:33]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ²⁰ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ²¹ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”

[20:25]  ²¹ tn Heb “And you, you muster an army like the one that fell from you, horse like horse and chariot like chariot.”

[20:25]  ²² tn Heb “he listened to their voice and did so.”