1 Kings 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ¹  was mine and all Israel considered me king. ²  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ³ 

1 Kings 2:44

2:44 Then the king said to Shimei, “You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. ⁴  The Lord will punish you for what you did. ⁵ 

1 Kings 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁶  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ⁷ 

1 Kings 5:6

5:6 So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.”

1 Kings 8:39

8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, ⁸  and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. ⁹  (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Or “kingship.”

² tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

³ tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

⁴ tn Heb “You know all the evil, for your heart knows, which you did to David my father.”

⁵ tn Heb “The Lord will cause your evil to return upon your head.”

⁷ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁸ tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

¹⁰ tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.

¹¹ tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”