1 Kings 14:22

14:22 Judah did evil in the sight of¹ the Lord. They made him more jealous by their sins than their ancestors had done.²

1 Kings 14:2

14:2 Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise³ 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.⁴

1 Kings 1:19-20

1:19 He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon. 1:20 Now,⁵ my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.⁶

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised⁷ him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king,⁸ to take care of the king’s needs⁹ and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you¹⁰ and keep our master, the king, warm.”¹¹

1 Kings 1:12-13

1:12 Now¹² let me give you some advice as to how¹³ you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life. 1:13 Visit¹⁴ King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise¹⁵ your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

Ezekiel 17:16-20

17:16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city¹⁶ of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke – in the middle of Babylon he will die! 17:17 Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help¹⁷ him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. 17:18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note¹⁸ – he gave his promise¹⁹ and did all these things – he will not escape!

17:19 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him²⁰ for despising my oath and breaking my covenant! 17:20 I will throw my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and judge him there because of the unfaithfulness he committed against me.

Ezekiel 21:25

21:25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel,²¹

whose day has come, the time of final punishment,

¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

²tn Heb “and they made him jealous more than all which their fathers had done by their sins which they sinned.”

³tn Heb “Get up, change yourself.”

⁴tn Heb “look, Ahijah the prophet is there, he told me [I would be] king over this nation.”

⁵tc Many Hebrew mss have עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) rather than the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”).

⁶tn 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.”

⁷tn Heb “said to.”

⁸tn 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).

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

¹⁰tn 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.

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

¹²tn Heb “now, come.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

¹³tn Or “so that.”

¹⁴tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

¹⁵tn Or “swear an oath to.”

¹⁶tn Heb “place.”

¹⁷tn Heb “deal with” or “work with.”

¹⁸tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something.

¹⁹sn Heb “hand.” “Giving one’s hand” is a gesture of promise (2 Kgs 10:15).

²⁰tn Heb “place it on his head.”

²¹tn This probably refers to King Zedekiah.