1 Kings 3:26

3:26 The real mother 1  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 2  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 3  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Kings 12:32

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, 4  like the festival celebrated in Judah. 5  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. 6  In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

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. 7  But I despise 8  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. 9  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

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

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

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

4 sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

5 sn The festival he celebrated in Judah probably refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (i.e., Booths or Temporary Shelters), held in the seventh month (September-October). See also 1 Kgs 8:2.

6 tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”

7 tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

8 tn Or “hate.”

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