1 Kings 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, ¹  if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! ² 

1 Kings 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ³  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Kings 20:2

20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. ⁴ 

1 Kings 20:5

20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ⁵  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁶  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 20:42

20:42 The prophet ⁷  then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’” ⁸ 

1 Kings 22:11

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”

1 Kings 22:27

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ⁹  until I safely return.”’” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

² tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

³ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “to the city.”

⁷ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

¹⁰ tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”

¹¹ tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

¹² tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.