1 Kings 9:10

Foreign Affairs and Building Projects

9:10 After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, ¹ 

1 Kings 10:14

Solomon’s Wealth

10:14 Solomon received 666 talents ²  of gold per year, ³ 

1 Kings 14:20

14:20 Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. ⁴  His son Nadab replaced him as king.

1 Kings 20:26

20:26 In the spring ⁵  Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army ⁶  and marched to Aphek to fight Israel. ⁷ 

[9:10]  ¹ tn Heb “the two houses, the house of the Lord and the house of the king.”

[10:14]  ² tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 50,000 pounds of gold (cf. NCV); CEV, NLT “twenty-five tons”; TEV “almost 23,000 kilogrammes.”

[10:14]  ³ tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.”

[14:20]  ³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[20:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “mustered Aram.”

[20:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.”