'Three' in the Bible

But it came about at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your servants are in Gath.”

He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.

There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

So the great court all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams even as the inner court of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house.

It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.

Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits.

Now three times in a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the Lord, burning incense with them on the altar which was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

Then he said to them, “Depart for three days, then return to me.” So the people departed.

He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child’s life return to him.”

Three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.