1:41 Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. 1 When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, “Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?” 2
9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings 4 on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place. 5
21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, 6 “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah 7 replied, “I have found you, because you are committed 8 to doing evil in the sight of 9 the Lord.
1 tn Heb “And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard, now they had finished eating.”
2 tn Heb “Why is the city’s sound noisy?”
3 tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.
5 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”
6 tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”
7 tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”
10 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”