1 Kings 1:12

1:12 Now 1  let me give you some advice as to how 2  you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

1 Kings 6:11

6:11 3 The Lord said 4  to Solomon:

1 Kings 8:26

8:26 Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made 5  to your servant, my father David, be realized. 6 

1 Kings 12:26

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: 7  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. 8 

1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. 9 

1 tn Heb “now, come.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

2 tn Or “so that.”

3 tc The LXX lacks vv. 11-14.

4 tn Heb “the word of the Lord was.”

5 tn Heb “the words that you spoke.”

6 tn Or “prove to be reliable.”

7 tn Heb “said in his heart.”

8 tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”

9 tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.