1 Kings 1:27

1:27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants ¹  who should succeed my master the king on his throne?” ² 

1 Kings 3:28

3:28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected ³  the king, for they realized ⁴  that he possessed supernatural wisdom ⁵  to make judicial decisions.

1 Kings 4:7

4:7 Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.

1 Kings 4:12-13

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ⁶  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

4:13 Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ⁷  King Hiram of Tyre ⁸  sent messengers ⁹  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

1 Kings 7:39

7:39 He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

1 Kings 8:36

8:36 then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly ¹⁰  you will then teach them the right way to live ¹¹  and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. ¹² 

1 Kings 10:13

10:13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. ¹³  Then she left and returned ¹⁴  to her homeland with her attendants.

1 Kings 12:24

12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” ¹⁵  They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 16:34--17:1

16:34 During Ahab’s reign, ¹⁷  Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. ¹⁸  Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; ¹⁹  Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, ²⁰  just as the Lord had warned ²¹  through Joshua son of Nun. ²² 

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ²³  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ²⁴ 

1 Kings 17:13

17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. ²⁵  But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ²⁶  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ²⁷  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ²⁸  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ²⁹ 

1 Kings 20:22

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ³⁰  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ³¹  Determine ³²  what you must do, for in the spring ³³  the king of Syria will attack ³⁴  you.”

1 Kings 20:30

20:30 The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. ³⁵  Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room. ³⁶ 

1 Kings 20:34

20:34 Ben Hadad ³⁷  said, “I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets ³⁸  in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria.” ³⁹  Ahab then said, “I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you.” ⁴⁰  So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

[1:27]  ¹ tc Many Hebrew mss and ancient textual witnesses agree with the Qere in reading this as singular, “your servant.”

[1:27]  ² tn Heb “From my master the king is this thing done, and you did not make known to your servants who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him?”

[3:28]  ³ tn Heb “feared,” perhaps in the sense, “stood in awe of.”

[3:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “saw.”

[3:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “the wisdom of God within him.”

[4:12]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[5:1]  ⁷ sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

[5:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “his servants.”

[8:36]  ⁹ tn The translation understands כִּי (ki) in an emphatic or asseverative sense.

[8:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the good way in which they should walk.”

[8:36]  ¹¹ tn Or “for an inheritance.”

[10:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “besides what he had given her according to the hand of King Solomon.”

[10:13]  ¹² tn Heb “turned and went.”

[12:24]  ¹³ tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”

[12:24]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”

[16:34]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “in his days.”

[16:34]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[16:34]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”

[16:34]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”

[16:34]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[16:34]  ²⁰ sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.

[17:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

[17:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[19:14]  ²¹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ²² tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ²³ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[20:22]  ²³ tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ²⁴ tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ²⁵ tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ²⁶ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ²⁷ tn Heb “go up against.”

[20:30]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and the remaining ones fled to Aphek to the city and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men, the ones who remained.”

[20:30]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad fled and went into the city, [into] an inner room in an inner room.”

[20:34]  ²⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:34]  ²⁸ tn Heb “streets,” but this must refer to streets set up with stalls for merchants to sell their goods. See HALOT 299 s.v. חוּץ.

[20:34]  ²⁹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:34]  ³⁰ tn Heb “I will send you away with a treaty.” The words “Ahab then said” are supplied in the translation. There is nothing in the Hebrew text to indicate that the speaker has changed from Ben Hadad to Ahab. Some suggest adding “and he said” before “I will send you away.” Others prefer to maintain Ben Hadad as the speaker and change the statement to, “Please send me away with a treaty.”