1 Raja-raja 1:10

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, ¹  or his brother Solomon.

1 Raja-raja 1:43

1:43 Jonathan replied ²  to Adonijah: “No! ³  Our master ⁴  King David has made Solomon king.

1 Raja-raja 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted ⁵  work crews ⁶  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Raja-raja 6:30

6:30 He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 8:2

8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival ⁸  in the month Ethanim ⁹  (the seventh month).

1 Raja-raja 8:14

8:14 Then the king turned around ¹⁰  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ¹¹ 

1 Raja-raja 9:17

9:17 Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

1 Raja-raja 10:23

10:23 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth. ¹² 

1 Raja-raja 13:34

13:34 This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty ¹³  to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

1 Raja-raja 14:25

14:25 In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

1 Raja-raja 15:9

Asa’s Reign over Judah

15:9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

1 Raja-raja 15:14

15:14 The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ¹⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 18:17

18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he ¹⁵  said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster ¹⁶  on Israel?”

1 Raja-raja 20:2

20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. ¹⁷ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

[1:43]  ² tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:43]  ³ tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

[1:43]  ⁴ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[5:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “raised up.”

[5:13]  ⁶ sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[6:30]  ⁷ sn Inside and out probably refers to the inner and outer rooms within the building.

[8:2]  ⁸ sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.

[8:2]  ⁹ sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.

[8:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “turned his face.”

[8:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”

[10:23]  ¹² tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and with respect to wisdom.”

[13:34]  ¹³ tn Heb “house.”

[15:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete with the Lord all his days.”

[18:17]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Ahab.”

[18:17]  ¹⁶ tn Or “trouble.”

[20:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to the city.”