1 Kings 2:8

2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, ¹  who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. ²  He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised ³  him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down ⁴  with the sword.’

1 Kings 8:38

8:38 When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, ⁵  as they acknowledge their pain ⁶  and spread out their hands toward this temple,

1 Kings 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁷  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ⁸  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ⁹ 

1 Kings 11:11

11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, ¹⁰  I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

1 Kings 13:8

13:8 But the prophet said to the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions, ¹¹  I could not go with you and eat and drink ¹²  in this place.

¹ tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”

² tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”

³ tn Or “swore an oath to.”

⁴ tn Heb “kill you.”

⁵ tn Heb “every prayer, every request for help which will be to all the people, to all your people Israel.”

⁶ tn Heb “which they know, each the pain of his heart.”

⁹ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

¹⁰ tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

¹¹ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

¹³ tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “house.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”