All of the entrances ¹  were rectangular in shape ²  and they were arranged in sets of three. ³ 

There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three. ¹ 

“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.

He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right ¹  side and called it Jakin; ²  he erected the other pillar on the left ³  side and called it Boaz. ⁴ 

As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, “Each one should return to his city and to his homeland.”

Let them bring us two bulls. Let them choose one of the bulls for themselves, cut it up into pieces, and place it on the wood. But they must not set it on fire. I will do the same to the other bull and place it on the wood. But I will not set it on fire.

and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors ¹  when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the fortified area of the royal palace. He set the palace on fire and died in the flames. ¹ 

Under the rim all the way around it ¹  were round ornaments ²  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ³  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁴ 

Ben Hadad ¹  said, “I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets ²  in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria.” ³  Ahab then said, “I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you.” ⁴  So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

He put one in Bethel ¹  and the other in Dan.

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high. ¹ 

He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ¹  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ²  to succeed him ³  and by protecting Jerusalem. ⁴ 

“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. “The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward. ¹ 

“But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, ¹  and decide to serve and worship other gods, ² 

May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ²