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 18:18

18:18 Elijah³ replied, “I have not brought disaster⁴ on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,⁵ “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah⁶ replied, “I have found you, because you are committed⁷ to doing evil in the sight of⁸ the Lord.

1 Kings 21:2

21:2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer,⁹ I will pay you silver for it.”¹⁰

1 Kings 1:4-6

1:4 The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.¹¹

1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith,¹² was promoting himself,¹³ boasting,¹⁴ “I will be king!” He managed to acquire¹⁵ chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.¹⁶ 1:6 (Now his father had never corrected¹⁷ him¹⁸ by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.¹⁹)

1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before²⁰ the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

¹tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

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

³tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn Or “trouble.”

⁵tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁶tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

⁸tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

⁹tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”

¹⁰tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”

¹¹tn Heb “did not know her.”

¹²tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

¹³tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

¹⁴tn Heb “saying.”

¹⁵tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

¹⁶tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

¹⁷tn Or “disciplined.”

¹⁸tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.

¹⁹tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Sam 3:4).

²⁰tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”