Notes for 1 Kings

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 2

1 Kings 3

1 Kings 4

1 Kings 5

1 In Hebrew texts 5:1–18 is numbered 5:15–32.

aS 2Sa 5:11

b1Ch 22:8; 28:3

cS 2Sa 7:5

d2Sa 22:40; Ps 8:6; 110:1; S Mt 22:44; 1Co 15:25

eS Jos 14:15; 1Ch 22:9; Lk 2:14

f1Ki 11:14, 23

gS Dt 12:5; 1Ch 17:12; 1Co 3:16; Rev 21:22

hDt 12:5; 2Sa 7:13

i1Ch 14:1; 22:4

j1Ki 10:9; Isa 60:6

kEzr 3:7

lver 11; Eze 27:17; Ac 12:20

mS ver 9

nS 1Ki 3:12

2 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons

3 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors

4 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters

oJos 9:7; 1Ki 15:19; Am 1:9

pS Ge 49:15; S Lev 25:39; 1Ki 9:15

qS 2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 4:6; 2Ch 10:18

r1Ki 9:23

s1Ki 6:7

5 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2, 18) thirty-six hundred

t1Ch 22:2

uS 2Sa 5:11

vS Jos 13:5

1 Kings 6

aEzr 3:8

bEzr 5:11

cEx 26:1

1 6:1 Hebrew; Septuagint four hundred and fortieth

dEze 40:49

2 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

eEze 41:16

3 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20

4 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23–26

fJer 35:2; Eze 41:5–6

gS Ex 20:25

5 6:6 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24

6 6:6 That is, about 9 feet or about 2.7 meters

7 6:6 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters

hS Dt 27:5

iSS 1:17

8 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle

j1Ki 12:22; 13:20; 16:1, 7; 17:2; 21:17; Jer 40:1

k1Ki 11:10

l2Sa 7:12–16; 1Ki 9:5

mS Lev 26:11; S Dt 31:6; Jn 14:18; Heb 13:5

nAc 7:47

o1Ch 28:20; 2Ch 5:1

p1Ki 7:7

qEze 41:15–16

rS Ex 26:33

sver 29; Ps 74:6; Eze 41:18

9 6:17 That is, about 60 feet or about 18 meters

t1Ki 8:6

uS Ex 25:10; S 1Sa 3:3

vEze 41:3–4

wS Ex 30:1

xS Ex 37:1–9

yS Ge 3:24; S Ex 25:18

zS ver 18

aver 32, 35; Eze 41:18, 25

bEze 41:23

c2Ch 4:9

d1Ki 7:12; Ezr 6:4

e1Ch 28:19

fEx 25:9; Heb 8:5

1 Kings 7

aS 2Sa 7:2

bS 2Sa 7:2

c1Ki 10:17; 2Ch 9:16; Isa 22:8; 37:24; Jer 22:6, 23

1 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

2 7:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

d1Sa 7:15; Ps 122:5; Pr 20:8

3 7:6 That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide

e1Ki 6:15

fS 1Ki 3:1

4 7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor

5 7:10 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verse 23

6 7:10 That is, about 12 feet or about 3.6 meters

gS 1Ki 6:36

hver 45; 2Ch 2:13; 4:16

iEx 31:2–5; S 35:31

7 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45

j2Ch 4:11, 16

k2Ki 11:14; 23:3; 25:17; 2Ch 3:15; 23:13; 34:31; Jer 27:19; 52:17, 21; Eze 40:49

lver 20, 42; 2Ki 25:17; Jer 52:22

8 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

9 7:16 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 23

10 7:18 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts made the pillars, and there were two rows

11 7:18 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts pomegranates

mver 18; 2Ch 3:16; 4:13

12 7:19 That is, about 6 feet or about 1.8 meters; also in verse 38

n2Ch 3:17

o2Ki 25:17

13 7:21 Jakin probably means he establishes.

14 7:21 Boaz probably means in him is strength.

pver 47; 2Ki 25:13; 1Ch 18:8; 2Ch 4:18; Jer 52:17; Rev 4:6

qJer 31:39; Zec 2:1

15 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters

rJer 52:20

s2Ki 16:17

16 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters

17 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.

18 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

t2Ki 16:17

19 7:31 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters

20 7:31 That is, about 2 1/4 feet or about 68 centimeters; also in verse 32

21 7:35 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters

uS Ex 30:18

22 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters

vS Ex 27:3; Jer 52:18

23 7:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Vulgate (see also verse 45 and 2 Chron. 4:11); many other Hebrew manuscripts basins

wS ver 16

xS Ex 27:3; Jer 52:18

yS ver 13

zS Ge 13:10

aS Ge 33:17

bJos 3:16

c1Ch 22:3; Jer 52:20

dEx 36:5–7

eS ver 23

fEx 39:32–43

gS Ex 25:23

hS Ex 25:30

iS Ex 25:31–38

jS Nu 7:14

k2Ki 25:13; Jer 52:19

lS 2Sa 8:11

m2Ki 12:13; 24:13; Jer 27:19

1 Kings 8

aNu 7:2

bS 1Sa 3:3; Rev 11:19

cS 2Sa 5:7

dver 65; S Lev 23:36; Ne 8:17

eS Lev 23:34; S Nu 29:12

fS Jos 3:3

gS Lev 17:4

h1Ch 15:13

iS 2Sa 6:13; S 2Ch 30:24

jS Ex 26:33; S 2Sa 6:17; Rev 11:19

kS Ex 26:33

lS Ge 3:24; S Ex 25:18

mS Ex 25:20

nEx 25:13–15

oS Ex 16:34; S 25:16; Heb 9:4

pS Ex 16:10; S Lev 16:2; Rev 15:8

q2Ch 7:2; Rev 15:8

rS Ex 16:7; S 29:43

sS Ex 40:34; S 2Sa 22:10

tEx 15:17; Ps 132:13; 135:21; Mt 23:21

uS Ex 39:43

v1Ch 16:36; Lk 1:68

wS Ex 3:10

xS Dt 12:5

yS 1Sa 9:16; S 16:1

zPs 89:3–4

aS 1Sa 10:7; Ac 7:46

b2Sa 7:27; 1Ch 22:7; Ps 26:8; 132:5

cS 2Sa 7:5

dS 2Sa 7:13

eS 2Sa 7:12

f1Ch 28:6

gS Ex 9:29

hS Ex 9:14

iS Dt 7:9, 12; Ne 1:5; 9:32; Da 9:4

jS 2Sa 7:15; 1Ch 17:23; 2Ch 1:9

kS 2Sa 7:25

lAc 7:48; 17:24

mS Dt 10:14

n2Ch 2:6; Ps 139:7–16; Isa 66:1; Jer 23:24

over 52; 2Ki 19:16; 2Ch 7:15; Ne 1:6; Ps 5:1; 31:2; 102:17; 130:2; Isa 37:17

pPs 28:2; 138:2; Da 6:10

qS Dt 11:12; 12:11; S 2Sa 7:13

rver 47; Lev 26:40; Ne 1:6; Jer 29:12; Da 9:4

sver 39; Ps 34:6

tS Ex 34:7, 9; Lev 26:40–42; Ps 85:2

uS Ex 22:11

vDt 25:1; Eze 18:20

wS Lev 26:17

xLev 26:39

yIsa 37:1, 14, 38

zS Dt 28:24; S 2Sa 1:21

aJer 5:25

bS Dt 8:3; S 1Sa 12:23

cPs 5:8; 27:11; 107:7; Pr 11:5; Isa 45:13; Jer 6:16; 7:23; 31:21

dver 35; 1Ki 17:1; 18:1, 45; Jer 5:24; 10:3; 14:22; Zec 10:1

eS Lev 26:26

fS Ex 30:12; S Lev 26:25

gS Dt 28:22

hS Ex 10:13; Ps 105:34

iS Ex 9:29

jS ver 30

kPs 130:4

lS Jos 22:22; S Ps 44:21; Jn 2:24; S Rev 2:23

mver 39–40; Dt 6:13; Ps 103:11; 130:4

nS Dt 12:1

oS Ge 31:15; Isa 56:3, 6; 61:5

p1Ki 10:1; Isa 60:3; Ac 8:27

qDt 3:24

rS Jos 4:24; S 1Sa 17:46

sPs 102:15

tS Dt 28:10

u1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 14:11

vPs 9:4; 140:12

wPs 130:3; 143:2; Pr 20:9; S Ro 3:9

xLev 26:33–39; S Dt 4:27; S 21:10; S 28:64; 2Ki 25:21

yS ver 30; S Lev 5:5; Ezr 9:15; Ne 1:6; Jer 14:20

zEzr 9:7; Ps 106:6; Jer 3:25

aS Dt 4:30

bS Dt 4:29

c1Jn 1:8–10

dPs 5:7; 11:4; Jnh 2:4

eDt 12:11–14; Ne 1:9; Jer 23:3; 31:8

f2Ki 25:28; 2Ch 30:9; Ps 106:46; Da 1:9

gS Ex 34:9; S Dt 9:29

hS Ex 1:13; Isa 48:10; Jer 11:4

iS ver 29

jJob 30:20; Ps 3:4; 22:2; 77:1; 142:1

kEx 19:5; S 34:9

lS Ex 39:43; Nu 6:23

mS Ex 33:14; Dt 12:10; Heb 4:8

nS Jos 23:15; S Jer 29:10

oS Dt 4:31; S 31:6; S Mt 28:20; Heb 13:5

pS Jos 24:23

qS Jos 4:24

rS Dt 4:35

sDt 6:5

t1Ki 9:4; 11:4; 15:3, 14; 22:43; 2Ki 20:3; 1Ch 28:9; 29:19; 2Ch 16:9; 17:6; 25:2; Ps 119:80; Isa 38:3

uS 2Sa 6:13; 1Ch 29:21; Eze 45:17

vEzr 6:16

wS Ex 29:13

xS Ex 27:1; 2Ki 16:14; 2Ch 4:1; 8:12; 15:8; Eze 43:13–17

yS 2Sa 6:17

zS ver 2

aS Nu 13:21

bS Ge 15:18

cS Ex 18:9

1 Kings 9

aS 2Sa 7:2

bS 1Ki 3:5

cS 1Sa 9:16; 2Ki 19:20; 20:5; Ps 10:17; 34:17

dS Ex 20:24; S Dt 12:5

eS Dt 11:12

fS Ge 17:1

gDt 17:20; 1Ki 14:8; 15:5

hS 1Ki 3:14; 1Ch 28:9; Pr 4:4

i1Ch 22:10

jS 2Sa 7:15

kDt 28:15; 2Sa 7:14; 2Ki 18:12; Jer 17:27; 26:4; 32:23; 44:23

l1Ki 11:10

mLev 18:24–28; Dt 4:26; S Jos 23:13; 2Ki 17:23; Jer 24:10

1 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.

2 9:6 The Hebrew is plural.

nDt 12:5; Jer 7:14

oJob 17:6; Ps 44:14; Jer 24:9; Joel 2:17

pS Dt 28:37; Eze 5:15

qS Lev 26:32

rS Dt 29:24; Jer 7:4–15; Mt 23:38

sDt 29:25; 2Ki 22:17; Jer 5:19; 13:22; 16:11, 13; 22:9

3 9:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now imposing, all

tS Nu 25:3; Jer 40:3; 44:23; La 4:12

uS Dt 31:29

vver 14

wJos 19:27

xver 11

4 9:13 Kabul sounds like the Hebrew for good-for-nothing.

y1Ki 5:13

5 9:14 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons

zS 2Sa 5:9

aJos 11:10–11

bS Jos 10:33

c1Ki 3:1; Ps 45:12; 68:29; 72:10

6 9:15 Or the Millo; also in verse 24

dS Jos 10:10

eS Jos 19:44

fS Ex 1:11

7 9:18 The Hebrew may also be read Tamar.

gS Dt 17:16; 1Ki 4:26; 2Ch 1:14; 9:25

hS Nu 13:29

8 9:19 Or charioteers

iS Jos 11:3

jS Ge 9:25–26

kS Jos 15:63

lS Ge 49:15; S Ex 1:11; S Dt 20:11

mS Lev 25:39

9 9:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.

n1Ki 5:16

oS 1Ki 3:1

p2Sa 5:9; 1Ki 11:27

qS Ex 23:14

r1Ki 10:22; 22:48; 2Ch 20:37; Isa 2:16

sS Nu 33:35

t2Ki 14:22; 16:6

uEze 27:8

10 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds

vS Ge 10:29

wver 14; 1Ki 10:10, 11, 14, 21; 2Ch 1:15; Ecc 2:8

11 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons

1 Kings 10

aS Ge 10:7, 28; S 25:3; Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31

bEze 16:14

cS Nu 12:8; S Jdg 14:12

dS Ge 24:10

e1Ki 4:22

1 10:5 Or the ascent by which he went up to

fS Ge 45:26

g1Ch 29:25

hPr 8:34

iS 1Ki 5:7; S Isa 42:10

jS Dt 7:8

kPs 11:7; 33:5; 72:2; 99:4; 103:6

lS 1Ki 9:28; Isa 60:6

mS Ge 10:29

2 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons

3 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12

4 10:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

nS 1Ki 9:28

5 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons

oS 2Sa 8:7

pS 1Ki 7:2

6 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29

7 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.

qIsa 60:17

rS 1Ki 9:26

s1Ki 9:27; Ps 48:7; Isa 2:16; 23:1, 14; 60:6, 9

t1Ki 3:13; Mt 6:29

8 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish

uS 1Ki 3:12; Mt 12:42

vS 2Sa 14:20

wS 1Sa 10:27

xS Dt 17:16

yDt 17:17

9 10:26 Or charioteers

zJob 27:16; Isa 60:17

a1Ch 27:28; Am 7:14

bS Nu 13:29

10 10:28 Probably Cilicia

11 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms

1 Kings 11

1 Kings 12

aver 25; S Ge 12:6; Jos 24:32

bS 1Ki 11:40

1 12:2 Or he remained in

cS 1Sa 8:11–18; 1Ki 4:20–28

dS 1Ki 4:2

ePr 15:1

fLev 19:32

gEx 1:14

hS Dt 2:30; 2Ch 25:20

iS 1Ki 11:29

jS Ge 31:14

kS 2Sa 20:1

lIsa 7:17

m1Ki 11:13, 36

nS 2Sa 20:24

oS Jos 7:25

p2Ki 17:21

2 12:18 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 4:6 and 5:14); Hebrew Adoram

q1Ki 11:13, 32; Eze 37:16

r1Ki 14:30; 15:6, 16; 2Ch 11:1

s2Ch 12:5–7

tS Dt 33:1; 2Ki 4:7

uS ver 1

vS Jdg 8:8, 17

3 12:25 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel

wDt 12:5–6

xS Ex 32:4; S 2Ch 11:15

yS Ex 32:8

zS Ge 12:8; S Jos 7:2

aJdg 18:27–31; Am 8:14

b1Ki 13:34; 14:16; 15:26, 30; 16:2; 2Ki 3:3; 10:29; 13:2; 17:21

cS Lev 26:30; 1Ki 13:32; 2Ki 17:29

4 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan

dS Ex 29:9; 1Ki 13:33; 2Ki 17:32; 2Ch 11:14–15; 13:9

eS Nu 29:12

f2Ki 10:29

g2Ki 23:15; Am 7:13

1 Kings 13

1 Kings 14

aS 1Ki 11:29

bS 1Sa 9:7

cS 1Sa 28:12

d1Ki 15:29

e1Ki 11:37

fS 1Sa 15:27

gS 2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 3:3; 15:5; 2Ki 14:3; 15:3, 34; 16:2; 18:3; 20:3; 22:2

h1Ki 16:30, 33; 21:25; 2Ki 21:9, 11; 24:3

i1Ki 16:2

jS Ex 20:4; S 32:4; 2Ch 11:15

kDt 32:16; 1Ki 16:2; Ps 78:58; Jer 7:18; 8:19; 32:32; 44:3; Eze 8:17; 16:26

lNe 9:26; Ps 50:17; Jer 2:27; 32:33; Eze 23:35

mS Jos 23:15; S 1Ki 13:34

nS Dt 32:36; 2Ki 9:8–9

o1Sa 12:25; 15:26; 1Ki 15:29; Hos 13:11

p1Ki 16:4; 21:24

1 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader

qS Ge 40:19; S Dt 28:26

r2Ch 12:12; 19:3

sS Dt 29:28; S 2Ch 7:20

2 14:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

tJer 44:3

uS Dt 12:3

vS 1Ki 12:30; S 15:26

3 14:15 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 1 Kings

wS Jos 12:24; S 1Ki 15:33

xS 1Ki 11:1

y2Ki 17:19; 2Ch 12:1

zDt 32:21; Ps 78:58; Jer 44:3; S 1Co 10:22

aS Ex 23:24; Dt 16:22; Hos 10:1

bS Dt 12:3

cS Dt 12:2; Eze 6:13

dS Dt 23:17

e1Ki 11:5–7; 2Ki 21:2; Ezr 9:11; Pr 21:27; Isa 1:13; Jer 16:18; 32:35; 44:4

f2Ch 12:2

g1Ki 15:15, 18

hS 2Sa 8:7

i2Ki 11:5

j2Sa 3:1; S 1Ki 12:21

kS 1Ki 11:1

4 14:31 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam

1 Kings 15

aver 10, 13; 2Ch 11:20

1 15:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8

bS 1Ki 8:61

2 15:2 A variant of Absalom; also in verse 10

cS 2Sa 21:17

dS Dt 5:32; S 1Ki 9:4

e2Sa 11:2–27; 12:9

fver 16, 32; S 1Ki 12:21; 2Ch 16:9

3 15:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Abijam (that is, Abijah); most Hebrew manuscripts Rehoboam

gS ver 2

h1Ki 9:4

i1Ki 14:24

j2Ch 15:8

kS ver 2

lS 1Ki 2:19

mS Ex 34:13

n2Ch 14:5; 17:6

oS 1Ki 8:61

pS 2Sa 8:11

qS ver 6; S 1Ki 12:21

rS Jos 18:25

sS 1Ki 14:26

t2Ki 12:18; 16:8; 18:14–16, 15; Joel 3:5

uver 18–20; 1Ki 20:1; 2Ki 6:24; 13:3; Jer 49:27

vS Ex 23:32; S 1Ki 5:12

w1Ki 20:34

xS Jos 18:25

y1Ki 16:15–17

zver 17

aver 9–24; Jer 41:9

bS Jos 18:24; 2Ki 23:8

cS Jos 11:3

dMt 1:8

eS Dt 4:25

fS 1Ki 12:30

g1Ki 14:14

hS Jos 19:44

iS 1Ki 13:34

jS 1Ki 12:30

k1Ki 16:26; 2Ki 3:3; 14:24; 15:28; 21:16

l1Ki 11:41

mS ver 6

n1Ki 14:17; 16:6, 23; 2Ki 15:14; SS 6:4

over 26

1 Kings 16

1 Kings 17

1 Kings 18

1 Kings 19

1 Kings 20

aS 1Ki 15:18

bS 1Ki 13:32

c1Sa 11:3

d2Ki 5:7

eS 2Sa 22:43

fPr 27:1; Jer 9:23; Am 2:14

gS 1Ki 16:9

hS Jdg 6:8

1 20:12 Or in Sukkoth; also in verse 16

iS Ex 6:7

jS Jdg 1:1

kS 1Ki 16:9

lS Jdg 6:8

mS 2Sa 11:1

nver 28; Isa 36:20; Ro 1:21–23

oS 2Sa 11:1

pver 30; S 1Sa 4:1; 2Ki 13:17

qJdg 6:6; S 1Sa 13:6

rS ver 23

sS Ex 6:7; Jer 16:19–21

tS ver 26

uPs 62:4; Isa 26:21; 30:13

v1Ki 22:25

wJob 41:3

xS Ge 37:34

y1Ki 15:20

zS Ge 10:22

a2Sa 8:6

bS Ge 14:15; Jer 49:23–27

cS Ex 23:32

dS 1Sa 10:5; Am 7:14

eS 1Ki 13:21

f1Ki 13:24

gS Jos 2:14

h2Sa 12:5; S 14:13

2 20:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

iS 2Sa 12:7

jJer 48:10

kS Jos 2:14

l1Ki 21:4

3 20:42 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.

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1 Kings 22