1 Kings 2:26

2:26 The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property ¹  in Anathoth. You deserve to die, ²  but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.” ³ 

1 Kings 2:32

2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ⁴  behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he ⁵  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

1 Kings 3:26

3:26 The real mother ⁶  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ⁷  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ⁸  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Kings 8:25

8:25 Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, ⁹  provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 12:16

12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! ¹¹  Return to your homes, O Israel! ¹²  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ¹³  So Israel returned to their homes. ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 22:8

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ¹⁵  But I despise ¹⁶  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁷  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

¹ tn Or “field.”

² tn Heb “you are a man of death.”

³ tn Heb “and because you suffered through all which my father suffered.”

⁴ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

⁵ tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”

⁷ tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”

⁸ tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”

⁹ tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.

¹⁰ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from before me sitting on the throne of Israel.”

¹¹ tn Heb “guard their way by walking before me as you have walked before me.”

¹³ sn We have no portion in David; no share in the son of Jesse. Their point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

¹⁴ tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁵ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

¹⁷ tn Or “hate.”

¹⁸ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.