1 Raja-raja 3:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David ¹  until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. ² 

1 Raja-raja 7:8-9

7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. ³  He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ⁴  7:9 All of these were built with the best ⁵  stones, chiseled to the right size ⁶  and cut with a saw on all sides, ⁷  from the foundation to the edge of the roof ⁸  and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Raja-raja 7:51

7:51 When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he ⁹  put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

1 Raja-raja 8:15

8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ¹⁰  what he promised ¹¹  my father David.

1 Raja-raja 8:20

8:20 The Lord has kept the promise he made. ¹²  I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor ¹³  of the Lord God of Israel

1 Raja-raja 16:34

16:34 During Ahab’s reign, ¹⁴  Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. ¹⁵  Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; ¹⁶  Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, ¹⁷  just as the Lord had warned ¹⁸  through Joshua son of Nun. ¹⁹ 

[3:1]  ¹ sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[3:1]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:8]  ³ tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”

[7:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

[7:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

[7:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “inside and out.”

[7:9]  ⁸ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.

[7:51]  ⁹ tn Heb “Solomon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:15]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[8:20]  ¹² tn Heb “his word that he spoke.”

[8:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “name.”

[16:34]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in his days.”

[16:34]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[16:34]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

[16:34]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

[16:34]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[16:34]  ¹⁹ sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.