1 Raja-raja 4:27

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. ¹  Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

1 Raja-raja 6:16

6:16 He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. ²  He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 8:34

8:34 then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

1 Raja-raja 16:24

16:24 He purchased the hill of Samaria ⁴  from Shemer for two talents ⁵  of silver. He launched a construction project there ⁶  and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

1 Raja-raja 18:18

18:18 Elijah ⁷  replied, “I have not brought disaster ⁸  on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

[4:27]  ¹ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

[6:16]  ² tn Heb “He built twenty cubits from the rear areas of the temple with cedar planks from the floor to the walls, and he built it on the inside for an inner sanctuary, for a holy place of holy places.”

[6:16]  ³ tc The MT has קְלָעִים (qÿla’im, “curtains”), but this should be emended to קוֹרוֹת (qorot, “rafters”). See BDB 900 s.v. קוֹרָה.

[16:24]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[16:24]  ⁵ 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 150 pounds of silver.

[16:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “he built up the hill.”

[18:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:18]  ⁸ tn Or “trouble.”