1 Kings 1:35

1:35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed ¹  that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 11:34

11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.

1 Kings 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ²  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Kings 16:2

16:2 “I raised you up ³  from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps ⁴  and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. ⁵ 

1 Kings 22:26

22:26 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

1 Kings 20:19

20:19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them.

1 Kings 9:22

9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ⁶  the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ⁷ 

1 Kings 10:15

10:15 besides what he collected from the merchants, ⁸  traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land.

1 Kings 11:25

11:25 He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed ⁹  Israel and ruled over Syria.

1 Kings 20:15

20:15 So Ahab ¹⁰  assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 20:17

20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” ¹² 

1 Kings 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ¹³  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ¹⁴  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; ¹⁶  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe ¹⁷  of Joseph.

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ¹⁸  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ¹⁹  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ²⁰  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ²¹  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

1 Kings 15:18

15:18 Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it ²²  to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

[1:35]  ¹ tn Or “commanded.”

[14:7]  ² tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”

[9:22]  ⁴ sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”

[10:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “traveling men.”

[11:25]  ⁶ tn The construction (Qal of קוּץ + בְּ [quts + bet] preposition) is rare, but not without parallel (see Lev 20:23).

[20:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “after them he assembled all the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand.”

[20:17]  ⁸ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[4:21]  ⁹ sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.

[4:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

[4:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

[11:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “man of strength.”

[11:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”

[20:14]  ¹¹ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:14]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:7]  ¹² tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

[21:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”

[15:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “King Asa sent it.”