1 Kings 14:2

14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise ¹  yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. ² 

1 Kings 20:38

20:38 The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ³  and besieged and attacked it. ⁴ 

1 Kings 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors ⁵  did not ally themselves ⁶  with Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁷  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁸  to take care of the king’s needs ⁹  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ¹⁰  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ¹¹ 

1 Kings 14:2

14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise ¹²  yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. ¹³ 

1 Kings 14:2

14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise ¹⁴  yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, ¹⁶  but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 1:22

1:22 Just then, ¹⁸  while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

Proverbs 21:30

21:30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding,

and there is no counsel against ¹⁹  the Lord. ²⁰ 

Jeremiah 23:24

23:24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself

where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. ²¹ 

“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” ²² 

the Lord asks. ²³ 

¹ tn Heb “Get up, change yourself.”

² tn Heb “look, Ahijah the prophet is there, he told me [I would be] king over this nation.”

³ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁴ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

⁵ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

⁶ tn Heb “were not.”

⁷ tn Heb “said to.”

⁸ tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

⁹ tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

¹⁰ tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

¹¹ tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

¹² tn Heb “Get up, change yourself.”

¹³ tn Heb “look, Ahijah the prophet is there, he told me [I would be] king over this nation.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “Get up, change yourself.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “look, Ahijah the prophet is there, he told me [I would be] king over this nation.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

¹⁷ tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here draws attention to Nathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

¹⁹ tn The form לְנֶגֶד (lÿneged) means “against; over against; in opposition to.” The line indicates they cannot in reality be in opposition, for human wisdom is nothing in comparison to the wisdom of God (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 232).

²⁰ sn The verse uses a single sentence to state that all wisdom, understanding, and advice must be in conformity to the will of God to be successful. It states it negatively – these things cannot be in defiance of God (e.g., Job 5:12-13; Isa 40:13-14).

²¹ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

²² tn The words “Don’t you know” are not in the text. They are a way of conveying the idea that the question which reads literally “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” expects a positive answer. They follow the pattern used at the beginning of the previous two questions and continue that thought. The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.

²³ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”