1 Kings 1
a 1:5 Or charioteers
1 Kings 4
a 4:22 That is, probably about 5 1/2 tons or about 5 metric tons
b 4:22 That is, probably about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
c 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
d 4:26 Or charioteers
1 Kings 5
a In Hebrew texts 5:1–18 is numbered 5:15–32.
b 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
c 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
d 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
e 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2, 18) thirty-six hundred
1 Kings 6
a 6:1 Hebrew; Septuagint four hundred and fortieth
b 6:2 That is, about 90 feet long, 30 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 27 meters long, 9 meters wide and 14 meters high
c 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
d 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23–26
e 6:6 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24
f 6:6 That is, about 9 feet or about 2.7 meters
g 6:6 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters
h 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle
i 6:17 That is, about 60 feet or about 18 meters
1 Kings 7
a 7:2 That is, about 150 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 45 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high
b 7:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
c 7:6 That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide
d 7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor
e 7:10 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verse 23
f 7:10 That is, about 12 feet or about 3.6 meters
g 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45
h 7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
i 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23
j 7:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts made the pillars, and there were two rows
k 7:18 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts pomegranates
l 7:19 That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38
m 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.
n 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
o 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
p 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
q 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.
r 7:27 That is, about 6 feet long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet high or about 1.8 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high
s 7:31 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
t 7:31 That is, about 2 1/4 feet or about 68 centimeters; also in verse 32
u 7:35 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
v 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters
w 7:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Vulgate (see also verse 45 and 2 Chron. 4:11); many other Hebrew manuscripts basins
1 Kings 9
a 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.
b 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.
c 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all
d 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.
e 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
f 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24
g 9:18 The Hebrew may also be read Tamar.
h 9:19 Or charioteers
i 9:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
j 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
k 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons
1 Kings 10
a 10:5 Or the ascent by which he went up to
b 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
c 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12
d 10:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
e 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
f 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
g 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
h 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
i 10:26 Or charioteers
j 10:28 Probably Cilicia
k 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms
1 Kings 11
1 Kings 12
a 12:2 Or he remained in
b 12:18 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 4:6 and 5:14); Hebrew Adoram
c 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel
d 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan
1 Kings 14
a 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader
b 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
c 14:15 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 1 Kings
d 14:31 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam
1 Kings 15
a 15:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8
b 15:2 A variant of Absalom; also in verse 10
c 15:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Abijam (that is, Abijah); most Hebrew manuscripts Rehoboam
1 Kings 16
a 16:24 That is, about 150 pounds or about 68 kilograms
1 Kings 17
a 17:1 Or Tishbite, of the settlers
1 Kings 18
a 18:32 That is, probably about 24 pounds or about 11 kilograms
1 Kings 19
a 19:3 Or Elijah saw
1 Kings 20
a 20:12 Or in Sukkoth; also in verse 16
b 20:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
c 20:42 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.
1 Kings 21
a 21:21 Or Israel—every ruler or leader
b 21:23 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 9:26) the plot of ground at
1 Kings 22