1 Kings 14:6

14:6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news. ¹ 

1 Kings 14:1

14:1 ² At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

1 Kings 1:14

1:14 While ³  you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive ⁴  and verify your report.” ⁵ 

Daniel 5:26-28

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ⁶  As for mene ⁷  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end. 5:27 As for teqel – you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking. 5:28 As for peres ⁸  – your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

¹ tn Heb “I am sent to you [with] a hard [message].”

² tc Some mss of the Old Greek lack vv. 1-20.

³ tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), which here draws attention to Nathan’s concluding word of assurance and support. For this use of the word, see HALOT 252 s.v. הִנֵּה.

⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will come after you.”

⁵ tn Heb “fill up [i.e., confirm] your words.”

⁶ tn Or “word” or “event.” See HALOT 1915 s.v. מִלָּה.

⁷ tn The Aramaic term מְנֵא (mÿne’) is a noun referring to a measure of weight. The linkage here to the verb “to number” (Aram. מְנָה, mÿnah) is a case of paronomasia rather than strict etymology. So also with תְּקֵל (tÿqel) and פַרְסִין (farsin). In the latter case there is an obvious wordplay with the name “Persian.”

⁸ sn Peres (פְּרֵס) is the singular form of פַרְסִין (pharsin) in v. 25.