1 Kings 7:2

7:2 He named ¹  it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; ²  it was 150 feet ³  long, 75 feet ⁴  wide, and 45 feet ⁵  high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ⁶  and besieged and attacked it. ⁷ 

1 Kings 20:15

20:15 So Ahab ⁸  assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. ⁹ 

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “he built.”

[7:2]  ² sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “one hundred cubits.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “fifty cubits.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

[20:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:15]  ¹² tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”