1 Kings 1:20

1:20 Now, ¹  my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne. ² 

1 Kings 7:30

7:30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. ³ 

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ⁴  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ⁵ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ⁶ 

1 Kings 14:23

14:23 They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Kings 18:6

18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went ⁷  one way and Obadiah went the other.

¹ tc Many Hebrew mss have עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) rather than the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”).

² tn Heb “the eyes of all Israel are upon you to declare to them who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him.”

³ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”

⁶ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

⁷ tn 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.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.