¹tn Heb “and Solomon son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom.&rd
²tn The disjunctive clause (note the vav + subject pattern) probably has a causal nuance here.
³tn Or “high place.”
⁴tn Heb “the tent of meeting of God.”
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⁶sn The tabernacle was located in Gibeon; see 1 Chr 21:29.
⁷tn Heb “sought [or “inquired of”] him.”
⁸tn Or “revealed himself.”
⁹tn Heb “ask.”
¹⁰tn Heb “did.”
¹¹tn Heb “you word.”
¹²tn Or “be firm, established.”
¹³tn The cohortative with prefixed vav following the imperative here indicates purpose/result.
¹⁴tn Heb “so I may go out before this nation and come in.” The expression “go out…and come in” here means “to lead” (see HALOT 425).
¹⁵tn Heb “for.” The word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.
¹⁶tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”
¹⁷tn Heb “to judge.”
¹⁸tn Heb “these numerous people of yours.”
¹⁹tn Heb “because this was in your heart.”
²⁰tn Heb “the life of those who hate you.”
²¹tn Heb “many days.”
²²tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.”
²³tn Heb “which was not so for the kings who were before you, and after you there will not be so.”
²⁴tn Heb “and Solomon came from the high place which was in Gibeon [to] Jerusalem, from before the tent of meeting, and he reigned over Israel.”
²⁵tn Or “gathered.”
²⁶tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”
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²⁷tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
²⁸tn Heb “he made.”
²⁹tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”
³⁰sn Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see 1 Kgs 10:28-29 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625.
³¹tn Heb “and they brought up and brought out from Egypt a chariot for 600 silver (pieces), and a horse for 150, and in the same way to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram by their hand they brought out.”