1 Raja-raja 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ¹  King Hiram of Tyre ²  sent messengers ³  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Raja-raja 14:27

14:27 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard ⁴  who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

1 Raja-raja 15:18

15:18 Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it ⁵  to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

1 Raja-raja 17:23

17:23 Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said, “See, your son is alive!”

[5:1]  ¹ sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

[5:1]  ² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ³ tn Heb “his servants.”

[14:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “runners.”

[15:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “King Asa sent it.”