1 Kings 1:31

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor ¹  and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

1 Kings 8:57

8:57 May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

1 Kings 12:26

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ²  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ³ 

1 Kings 22:36

22:36 As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, “Each one should return to his city and to his homeland.”

[1:31]  ¹ tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”

[12:26]  ² tn Heb “said in his heart.”

[12:26]  ³ tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”