1 Raja-raja 7:40

7:40 Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He ¹  finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. ² 

1 Raja-raja 12:18

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, ³  the supervisor of the work crews, ⁴  out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 13:33

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ⁶  he continued to appoint common people ⁷  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ⁸ 

[7:40]  ¹ tn Heb “Hiram.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:40]  ² tn Heb “Hiram finished doing all the work which he did for King Solomon [on] the house of the Lord.”

[12:18]  ³ tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6.

[12:18]  ⁴ sn The work crews. See the note on this expression in 4:6.

[12:18]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ⁷ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”