1 Kings 2:13

2:13 Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, “Do you come in peace?” He answered, “Yes.”¹

1 Kings 2:6

2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate,² but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.³

1 Kings 20:18

20:18 He ordered, “Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.”⁴

1 Kings 2:33

2:33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the Lord give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family,⁵ and his dynasty.”⁶

1 Kings 5:12

5:12 So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. And Hiram and Solomon were at peace and made a treaty.⁷

1 Kings 22:27-28

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water⁸ until I safely return.”’”⁹ 22:28 Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note,¹⁰ all you people.”

1 Kings 4:24

4:24 His royal court was so large because¹¹ he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah¹² to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.¹³

1 Kings 22:17

22:17 Micaiah¹⁴ said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

1 Kings 2:5

2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether.¹⁵ During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle;¹⁶ when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.¹⁷

¹tn Heb “[in] peace.”

²tn Heb “according to your wisdom.”

³tn Heb “and do not bring down his grey hair in peace [to] Sheol.”

³tn Heb “if they come in peace, take them alive; if they come for battle, take them alive.”

⁴tn Heb “house.”

⁵tn Heb “his throne.”

⁵tn Heb “a covenant,” referring to a formal peace treaty or alliance.

⁶tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

⁷tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.

⁷tn Heb “Listen.”

⁸tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

⁹sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

¹⁰tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”

⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”

¹¹tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”

¹²tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.