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 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ²  to build a temple to honor the Lord ³  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.’ ⁴ 

1 Kings 8:20

8:20 The Lord has kept the promise he made. ⁵  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 ⁶  of the Lord God of Israel

1 Kings 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ⁷  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁸  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ⁹ 

1 Kings 11:31

11:31 Then he told Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon’s hand and I will give ten tribes to you.

1 Kings 14:13

14:13 All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family ¹⁰  who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good.

1 Kings 16:13

16:13 This happened because of all the sins which Baasha and his son Elah committed and which they made Israel commit. They angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 17:1

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), ¹²  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ¹³ 

1 Kings 17:14

17:14 For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’”

1 Kings 18:36

18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, ¹⁴  Elijah the prophet approached the altar ¹⁵  and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove ¹⁶  today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹⁷  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹⁸  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹⁹  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ²⁰ 

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ²¹  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ²²  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ²³  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ²⁴ 

1 Kings 20:23

20:23 Now the advisers ²⁵  of the king of Syria said to him: “Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

[1:30]  ¹ tn Or “carry out, perform.”

[5:5]  ² tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

[5:5]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ³ tn Heb “his word that he spoke.”

[8:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “name.”

[8:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[14:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[16:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “angering the Lord God of Israel with their empty things.”

[17:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

[18:36]  ⁸ tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”

[18:36]  ⁹ tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[18:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let it be known.”

[19:10]  ⁹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ¹² tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:14]  ¹⁰ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ¹² tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[20:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “servants.”