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 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty ²  for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

1 Kings 2:39

2:39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.”

1 Kings 3:18

3:18 Then three days after I had my baby, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one else in the house except the two of us. ³ 

1 Kings 5:8

5:8 Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received ⁴  the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need. ⁵ 

1 Kings 9:4

9:4 You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations. ⁶ 

1 Kings 9:6

9:6 “But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, ⁷  and decide to serve and worship other gods, ⁸ 

1 Kings 9:11

9:11 King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre ⁹  twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

1 Kings 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; ¹⁰  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe ¹¹  of Joseph.

1 Kings 13:3

13:3 That day he also announced ¹²  a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: ¹³  The altar will be split open and the ashes ¹⁴  on it will fall to the ground.” ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ¹⁶  just as the Lord had predicted ¹⁷  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, ¹⁸  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. ¹⁹  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Kings 20:36

20:36 So the prophet ²⁰  said to him, “Because you have disobeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ²¹  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ²²  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ²³  to doing evil in the sight of ²⁴  the Lord.

[1:35]  ¹ tn Or “commanded.”

[2:24]  ² tn Heb “house.”

[3:18]  ³ sn There was no one else in the house except the two of us. In other words, there were no other witnesses to the births who could identify which child belonged to which mother.

[5:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “heard.”

[5:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will satisfy all your desire with respect to cedar wood and with respect to the wood of evergreens.”

[9:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “As for you, if you walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, by doing all which I commanded you, [and] you keep my rules and my regulations.” Verse 4 is actually a lengthy protasis (“if” section) of a conditional sentence, the apodosis (“then” section) of which appears in v. 5.

[9:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “which I placed before you.”

[9:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

[9:11]  ⁷ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[11:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “man of strength.”

[11:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “house.”

[13:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “gave.”

[13:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “spoken.”

[13:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

[13:3]  ¹² tn Heb “will be poured out.”

[15:29]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

[15:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[20:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

[20:12]  ¹² tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

[20:36]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[21:20]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”