1 Kings 18:6
18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went
1 one way and Obadiah went the other.
1 Kings 16:21
Omri’s Reign over Israel
16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided in their loyalties. Half the people supported Tibni son of Ginath and wanted to make him king; the other half supported Omri.
1 Kings 3:25-26
3:25 The king then said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
3:26 The real mother
2 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused.
3 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!”
4 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
1 tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse.
2 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
3 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
4 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.