1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before ¹  the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 18:9

18:9 Obadiah ²  said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution? ³ 

1 Kings 3:5

3:5 One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared ⁴  to Solomon in a dream. God said, “Tell ⁵  me what I should give you.”

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ⁶  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ⁷ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ⁸ 

1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?” ⁹  Hadad replied, ¹⁰  “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.” ¹¹ 

1 Kings 14:3

14:3 Take ¹²  ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. ¹³  It is ready to happen! ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 17:18

17:18 She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come ¹⁵  to me to confront me with ¹⁶  my sin and kill my son?”

1 Kings 19:9

19:9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:13

19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden ¹⁷  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 21:5

21:5 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

1 Kings 22:16

22:16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ¹⁸  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

1 Kings 2:22

2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? ¹⁹  Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ²⁰  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ²¹  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

1 Kings 12:9

12:9 He asked them, “How do you advise me ²²  to respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lessen the demands your father placed on us’?” ²³ 

1 Kings 14:6

14:6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news. ²⁴ 

1 Kings 19:20

19:20 He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah ²⁵  said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

1 Kings 12:16

12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! ²⁶  Return to your homes, O Israel! ²⁷  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ²⁸  So Israel returned to their homes. ²⁹ 

[1:16]  ¹ tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

[18:9]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Obadiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:9]  ³ tn Heb “to kill me.”

[3:5]  ³ tn Or “revealed himself.”

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “ask.”

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he said.”

[9:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

[9:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

[11:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

[11:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he said.”

[11:22]  ⁷ sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.

[14:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “take in your hand.”

[14:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[14:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.

[17:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “What to me and to you, man of God, that you have come.”

[17:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “to make me remember.”

[19:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “look.”

[22:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “swear an oath by.”

[2:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “for Adonijah.”

[9:8]  ¹² tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

[9:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.

[12:9]  ¹³ tn In the Hebrew text the verb “we will respond” is plural, although it can be understood as an editorial “we.” The ancient versions have the singular here.

[12:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Lighten the yoke which your father placed on us.”

[14:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I am sent to you [with] a hard [message].”

[19:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:16]  ¹⁶ sn We have no portion in David; no share in the son of Jesse. Their point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

[12:16]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

[12:16]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “went to their tents.”