1 Kings 8:42

8:42 When they hear about your great reputation ¹  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, ²  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

1 Kings 8:58

8:58 May he make us submissive, ³  so we can follow all his instructions ⁴  and obey ⁵  the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

1 Kings 11:3

11:3 He had 700 royal wives ⁶  and 300 concubines; ⁷  his wives had a powerful influence over him. ⁸ 

1 Kings 11:9

11:9 The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance ⁹  away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions ¹⁰ 

[8:42]  ¹ tn Heb “your great name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in the previous verse.

[8:42]  ² tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

[8:58]  ³ tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the Lord our God be with us.” The Hebrew term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the people’s volition and will.

[8:58]  ⁴ tn Heb “to walk in all his ways.”

[8:58]  ⁵ tn Heb “keep.”

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “wives, princesses.”

[11:3]  ⁶ sn Concubines were slave women in ancient Near Eastern societies who were the legal property of their master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with their master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. The usage in the present passage suggests that after the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (cf. also 2 Sam 21:10-14).

[11:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “his wives bent his heart.”

[11:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “bent his heart.”

[11:9]  ⁸ sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.