1 Kings 9:2
Context9:2 the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 1
1 Kings 3:5
Context3:5 One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared 2 to Solomon in a dream. God said, “Tell 3 me what I should give you.”
1 Kings 6:18
Context6:18 The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. 4
1 Kings 10:12
Context10:12 With the timber the king made supports 5 for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments 6 for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. 7 )


[9:2] 1 sn In the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon. See 1 Kgs 3:5.
[3:5] 2 tn Or “revealed himself.”
[6:18] 3 tn Heb “Cedar was inside the temple, carvings of gourds (i.e., gourd-shaped ornaments) and opened flowers; the whole was cedar, no stone was seen.”
[10:12] 4 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] 5 tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).
[10:12] 6 tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”