1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve),¹ there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”²

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve),³ there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”⁴

1 Kings 14:1

14:1 ⁵At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

1 Kings 14:1

14:1 ⁶At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

1 Kings 20:3

20:3 He said to him, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.’”

1 Kings 20:21

20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated⁷ Syria.

1 Kings 1:26

1:26 But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

1 Kings 1:10

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors,⁸ or his brother Solomon.

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised⁹ him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king,¹⁰ to take care of the king’s needs¹¹ and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you¹² and keep our master, the king, warm.”¹³

1 Kings 15:21

15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying¹⁴ Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

Jeremiah 4:2

4:2 You must be truthful, honest and upright

when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’¹⁵

If you do,¹⁶ the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are

and will make him the object of their boasting.”¹⁷

Jeremiah 5:2

5:2 These people make promises in the name of the Lord.¹⁸

But the fact is,¹⁹ what they swear to is really a lie.”²⁰

¹tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

²tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

³tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

⁴tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

⁵tc Some mss of the Old Greek lack vv. 1-20.

⁶tc Some mss of the Old Greek lack vv. 1-20.

⁷tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”

⁸tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

⁹tn Heb “said to.”

¹⁰tn 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).

¹¹tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

¹²tn 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.

¹³tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

¹⁴tn Heb “building.”

¹⁵tn Heb “If you [= you must, see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”

¹⁶tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses, two of which are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (’im) while the others are introduced by the conjunction “and,” followed by a conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b which introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.

¹⁷tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”

¹⁸tn Heb “Though they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives.” The idea of “swear on oath” comes from the second line.

¹⁹tc The translation follows many Hebrew mss and the Syriac version in reading “surely” (אָכֵן, ’akhen) instead of “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) in the MT.

²⁰tn Heb “they swear falsely.”