1 Kings 9:9

9:9 Others will then answer, ¹  ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who led their ancestors ²  out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. ³  That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster down on them.’”

1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ⁴  because they have ⁵  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ⁶  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁷ 

1 Kings 18:36

18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ⁸  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ⁹  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ¹⁰  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

¹ tn Heb “and they will say.”

² tn Heb “fathers.”

³ tn Heb “and they took hold of other gods and bowed down to them and served them.”

⁴ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

⁶ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

⁷ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”

⁷ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

⁸ tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁹ tn Heb “let it be known.”