1 Kings 1:35

1:35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed¹ that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty² for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

1 Kings 2:39

2:39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.”

1 Kings 3:18

3:18 Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us.³

1 Kings 5:8

5:8 Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received⁴ the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need.⁵

1 Kings 9:4

9:4 You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.⁶

1 Kings 9:6

9:6 “But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep,⁷ and decide to serve and worship other gods,⁸

1 Kings 9:11

9:11 King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre⁹ twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

1 Kings 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man;¹⁰ when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe¹¹ of Joseph.

1 Kings 13:3

13:3 That day he also announced¹² a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined:¹³ The altar will be split open and the ashes¹⁴ on it will fall to the ground.”¹⁵

1 Kings 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed,¹⁶ just as the Lord had predicted¹⁷ through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply,¹⁸ he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters.¹⁹ He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Kings 20:36

20:36 So the prophet²⁰ said to him, “Because you have disobeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,²¹ “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah²² replied, “I have found you, because you are committed²³ to doing evil in the sight of²⁴ the Lord.

¹tn Or “commanded.”

²tn Heb “house.”

³sn There was no one else in the house except the two of us. In other words, there were no other witnesses to the births who could identify which child belonged to which mother.

⁴tn Heb “heard.”

⁵tn Heb “I will satisfy all your desire with respect to cedar wood and with respect to the wood of evergreens.”

⁵tn Heb “As for you, if you walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, by doing all which I commanded you, [and] you keep my rules and my regulations.” Verse 4 is actually a lengthy protasis (“if” section) of a conditional sentence, the apodosis (“then” section) of which appears in v. 5.

⁶tn Heb “which I placed before you.”

⁷tn Heb “and walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

⁷map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁸tn Heb “man of strength.”

⁹tn Heb “house.”

⁹tn Heb “gave.”

¹⁰tn Heb “spoken.”

¹¹tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

¹²tn Heb “will be poured out.”

¹⁰tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

¹¹tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

¹¹tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

¹²tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

¹²tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁵tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

¹⁶tn Heb “in the eyes of.”