1 Kings 22:34

22:34 Now an archer shot an arrow at random,¹ and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king² ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line,³ because I’m wounded.”

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit⁴ the king of Israel.

1 Kings 8:29

8:29 Night and day may you watch over this temple, the place where you promised you would live.⁵ May you answer your servant’s prayer for this place.⁶

¹tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

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

³tn Heb “camp.”

⁴tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵tn Heb “so your eyes might be open toward this house night and day, toward the place about which you said, ‘My name will be there.’”

⁶tn Heb “by listening to the prayer which your servant is praying concerning this place.”