1 Kings 20:19

20:19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them.

1 Kings 22:33

22:33 When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

1 Kings 9:23

9:23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 1 

1 Kings 14:27

14:27 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard 2  who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” 3  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab 4  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 20:17

20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” 5 

1 Kings 22:32

22:32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

1 Kings 20:15

20:15 So Ahab 6  assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. 7 

1 Kings 22:31

22:31 Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; 8  fight only the king of Israel.”

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. 9  During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; 10  when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. 11 

1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 12  They conquered 13  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. 14 

1 tn Heb “these [were] the officials of the governors who were over the work belonging to Solomon, five hundred fifty, the ones ruling over the people, the ones doing the work.”

1 tn Heb “runners.”

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

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

1 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

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

2 tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”

1 tn Heb “small or great.”

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

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

3 tn 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.

1 tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

2 tn Heb “he struck down.”

3 tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”