1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ²  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ³  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 20:7

20:7 The king of Israel summoned all the leaders ⁵  of the land and said, “Notice how this man is looking for trouble. ⁶  Indeed, he demanded my wives, sons, silver, and gold, and I did not resist him.”

1 Kings 20:25

20:25 Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots. ⁷  Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them.” He approved their plan and did as they advised. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

² tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

³ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁵ tn Heb “elders.”

⁶ tn Heb “Know and see that this [man] is seeking trouble.”

⁹ tn Heb “And you, you muster an army like the one that fell from you, horse like horse and chariot like chariot.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “he listened to their voice and did so.”