1 Kings 7:28

7:28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

1 Kings 14:30

14:30 Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.

1 Kings 7:46

7:46 The king had them cast in earth foundries ¹  in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

1 Kings 15:6

15:6 Rehoboam ²  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ³  lifetime.

1 Kings 15:16

15:16 Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other. ⁴ 

1 Kings 15:32

15:32 Asa and King Nadab of Israel were continually at war with each other.

1 Kings 22:1

Ahab Dies in Battle

22:1 There was no war between Syria and Israel for three years. ⁵ 

1 Kings 5:12

5:12 So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. And Hiram and Solomon were at peace and made a treaty. ⁶ 

1 Kings 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ⁷ 

1 Kings 18:42

18:42 So Ahab went on up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel. He bent down toward the ground and put his face between his knees.

1 Kings 3:9

3:9 So give your servant a discerning mind ⁸  so he can make judicial decisions for ⁹  your people and distinguish right from wrong. ¹⁰  Otherwise ¹¹  no one is able ¹²  to make judicial decisions for ¹³  this great nation of yours.” ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 15:7

15:7 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. ¹⁵  Abijah and Jeroboam had been at war with each other.

1 Kings 15:19

15:19 “I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. ¹⁶  See, I have sent you silver and gold as a present. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 22:34

22:34 Now an archer shot an arrow at random, ¹⁸  and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ¹⁹  ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line, ²⁰  because I’m wounded.”

[7:46]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “molds.”

[15:6]  ¹ tc Most Hebrew mss read “Rehoboam”; a few Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Abijam” (a variant of Abijah).

[15:6]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Abijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:16]  ¹ tn Heb “There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.”

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

[5:12]  ¹ tn Heb “a covenant,” referring to a formal peace treaty or alliance.

[7:29]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[3:9]  ¹ tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

[3:9]  ² tn Heb “to judge.”

[3:9]  ³ tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”

[3:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “to judge.”

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “your numerous people.”

[15:7]  ¹ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Abijah, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”

[15:19]  ¹ tn Heb “[May there be] a covenant between me and you [as there was] between my father and your father.”

[15:19]  ² tn Heb “so he will go up from upon me.”

[22:34]  ¹ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

[22:34]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:34]  ³ tn Heb “camp.”