1 Kings 1:30

1:30 I will keep ¹  today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

1 Kings 4:12

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ²  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ³  King Hiram of Tyre ⁴  sent messengers ⁵  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 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁶  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ⁷ 

1 Kings 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ⁸  to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁹  my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 8:20

8:20 The Lord has kept the promise he made. ¹¹  I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor ¹²  of the Lord God of Israel

1 Kings 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ¹³  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ¹⁴  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub ¹⁶  and asked the Lord to take his life: ¹⁷  “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” ¹⁸ 

1 Kings 21:6

21:6 He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’” ¹⁹ 

[1:30]  ¹ tn Or “carry out, perform.”

[4:12]  ² map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[5:1]  ³ 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]  ⁴ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[5:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “his servants.”

[5:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

[5:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[5:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[8:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “his word that he spoke.”

[8:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “name.”

[8:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “said.”

[8:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[8:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[19:4]  ⁸ tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

[19:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

[19:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fathers.”

[21:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “While I was talking…, I said…, he said….” Ahab’s explanation is one lengthy sentence in the Hebrew text, which is divided in the English translation for stylistic reasons.