1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded, ¹  “Summon Bathsheba!” ²  She came and stood before the king. ³ 

1 Kings 8:11

8:11 The priests could not carry out their duties ⁴  because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple. ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:14

8:14 Then the king turned around ⁶  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ⁷ 

1 Kings 10:19-20

10:19 There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side. ⁸  10:20 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ⁹ 

1 Kings 12:8

12:8 But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then ¹¹  a prophet ¹²  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ¹³  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ¹⁴  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ¹⁵  to succeed him ¹⁶  and by protecting Jerusalem. ¹⁷ 

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 ¹⁸  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 22:19

22:19 Micaiah ¹⁹  said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

1 Kings 22:35

22:35 While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.

[1:28]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:28]  ² sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

[1:28]  ³ tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “were not able to stand to serve.”

[8:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the house of the Lord.”

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned his face.”

[8:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”

[10:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[There were] armrests on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.”

[10:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”

[12:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “He rejected the advice of the elders which they advised and he consulted the young men with whom he had grown up, who stood before him.” The referent (Rehoboam) of the initial pronoun (“he”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ²⁰ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ²¹ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[15:4]  ²² tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ²³ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ²⁴ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”

[19:13]  ²⁵ tn Heb “look.”

[22:19]  ²⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.