1 Kings 1:17

1:17 She replied to him, “My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ¹  our master ²  King David, saying, ‘May your God ³  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ⁴  Then the king leaned ⁵  on the bed

1 Kings 2:3

2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you ⁶  by following his instructions ⁷  and obeying ⁸  his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, ⁹ 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹⁰  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ¹¹ 

1 Kings 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹²  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ¹³  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 13:6

13:6 The king pled with ¹⁴  the prophet, ¹⁵  “Seek the favor of ¹⁶  the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored.” So the prophet sought the Lord’s favor ¹⁷  and the king’s hand was restored to its former condition. ¹⁸ 

1 Kings 13:21

13:21 and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You ¹⁹  have rebelled against the Lord ²⁰  and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.

1 Kings 17:12

17:12 She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” ²¹ 

1 Kings 18:10

18:10 As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them ²²  swear an oath that they could not find you.

[1:47]  ¹ tn Heb “to bless.”

[1:47]  ² tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:47]  ³ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

[1:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

[1:47]  ⁵ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”

[2:3]  ¹ tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”

[2:3]  ³ tn Or “keeping.”

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”

[10:9]  ¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[12:28]  ¹ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ² tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[13:6]  ¹ tn Heb “The king answered and said to.”

[13:6]  ² tn Heb “the man of God” (a second time later in this verse, and once in v. 7 and v. 8).

[13:6]  ³ tn Heb “appease the face of.”

[13:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

[13:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was as in the beginning.”

[13:21]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 21-22 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 21-22a) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 22b). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

[13:21]  ² tn Heb “the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord.”

[17:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Look, I am gathering two sticks and then I will go and make it for me and my son and we will eat it and we will die.”

[18:10]  ¹ tn Heb “he makes the kingdom or the nation swear an oath.”