1 Raja-raja 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ¹  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ² 

1 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ³  King Solomon conscripted ⁴  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ⁵  and the cities of ⁶  Hazor, ⁷  Megiddo, ⁸  and Gezer.

1 Raja-raja 9:20

9:20 Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; ¹⁰  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe ¹¹  of Joseph.

[5:3]  ¹ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[5:3]  ² tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

[9:15]  ³ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ⁶ tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ⁷ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[9:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “all the people who were left from the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not from the sons of Israel.”

[11:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “man of strength.”

[11:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”