1 Kings 3:28

3:28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected ¹  the king, for they realized ²  that he possessed supernatural wisdom ³  to make judicial decisions.

1 Kings 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁴  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ⁵ 

1 Kings 21:29

21:29 “Have you noticed how Ahab shows remorse ⁶  before me? Because he shows remorse before me, I will not bring disaster on his dynasty during his lifetime, but during the reign of his son.” ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “feared,” perhaps in the sense, “stood in awe of.”

² tn Heb “saw.”

³ tn Heb “the wisdom of God within him.”

⁴ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁵ tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

⁷ tn Or “humbles himself.” The expression occurs a second time later in this verse.

⁸ tn Heb “I will not bring the disaster during his days, [but] in the days of his son I will bring the disaster on his house.”