1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before¹ the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 18:9

18:9 Obadiah² said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?³

1 Kings 3:5

3:5 One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared⁴ to Solomon in a dream. God said, “Tell⁵ me what I should give you.”

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked,⁶ “Why did you give me these cities, my friend⁷?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.⁸

1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?”⁹ Hadad replied,¹⁰ “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.”¹¹

1 Kings 14:3

14:3 Take¹² ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty.¹³ It is ready to happen!¹⁴

1 Kings 17:18

17:18 She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come¹⁵ to me to confront me with¹⁶ my sin and kill my son?”

1 Kings 19:9

19:9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:13

19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden¹⁷ a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 21:5

21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

1 Kings 22:16

22:16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in¹⁸ the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

1 Kings 2:22

2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him?¹⁹ Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins;²⁰ everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn,²¹ saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

1 Kings 12:9

12:9 He asked them, “How do you advise me²² to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?”²³

1 Kings 14:6

14:6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news.²⁴

1 Kings 19:20

19:20 He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah²⁵ said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

1 Kings 12:16

12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse!²⁶ Return to your homes, O Israel!²⁷ Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!”²⁸ So Israel returned to their homes.²⁹

¹tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Obadiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³tn Heb “to kill me.”

³tn Or “revealed himself.”

⁴tn Heb “ask.”

⁴tn Heb “and he said.”

⁵tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

⁶tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

⁵tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

⁶tn Heb “and he said.”

⁷sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.

⁶tn Heb “take in your hand.”

⁷tn Heb “house.”

⁸tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.

⁸tn Heb “What to me and to you, man of God, that you have come.”

⁹tn Heb “to make me remember.”

⁹tn Heb “look.”

¹⁰tn Or “swear an oath by.”

¹¹tn Heb “for Adonijah.”

¹²tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

¹³tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.

¹³tn In the Hebrew text the verb “we will respond” is plural, although it can be understood as an editorial “we.” The ancient versions have the singular here.

¹⁴tn Heb “Lighten the yoke which your father placed on us.”

¹⁴tn Heb “I am sent to you [with] a hard [message].”

¹⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁶sn We have no portion in David; no share in the son of Jesse. Their point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

¹⁷tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁸tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

¹⁹tn Heb “went to their tents.”