1 Kings 20:42

20:42 The prophet¹ 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.’”²

1 Kings 13:34

13:34 This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty³ to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

1 Kings 9:21

9:21 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.⁴

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty.⁵ It is ready to happen!⁶

1 Kings 20:21

20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated⁷ Syria.

1 Kings 11:15

11:15 During David’s campaign against Edom,⁸ Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

1 Kings 3:11

3:11 God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,⁹

1 Kings 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed,¹⁰ just as the Lord had predicted¹¹ through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 18:5

18:5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas¹² so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill¹³ some of the animals.”

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal¹⁴ to the Lord, the sovereign God,¹⁵ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,¹⁶ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”¹⁷

1 Kings 20:7

20:7 The king of Israel summoned all the leaders¹⁸ of the land and said, “Notice how this man is looking for trouble.¹⁹ Indeed, he demanded my wives, sons, silver, and gold, and I did not resist him.”

1 Kings 20:25

20:25 Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots.²⁰ Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them.” He approved their plan and did as they advised.²¹

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

²tn 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.”

³tn Heb “house.”

⁵tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”

⁷tn Heb “house.”

⁸tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.

⁹tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”

¹¹tn Heb “when David was [fighting (?)] with Edom.”

¹³tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”

¹⁵tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

¹⁶tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

¹⁷tn Heb “grass.”

¹⁸tn Heb “to cut off.”

¹⁹tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

²⁰tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

²¹tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

²²tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

²¹tn Heb “elders.”

²²tn Heb “Know and see that this [man] is seeking trouble.”

²³tn Heb “And you, you muster an army like the one that fell from you, horse like horse and chariot like chariot.”

²⁴tn Heb “he listened to their voice and did so.”