1 Kings 1:36-37

1:36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded ¹  to the king: “So be it! ²  May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it! ³  1:37 As the Lord is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!” ⁴ 

1 Kings 2:7

2:7 “Treat fairly ⁵  the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, ⁶  because they helped me ⁷  when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

1 Kings 2:38

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. ⁸  Your servant will do as you say.” ⁹  So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 7:29

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 10:20

10:20 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ¹² 

1 Kings 13:9

13:9 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ¹³  ‘Do not eat or drink ¹⁴  there and do not go home the way you came.’”

1 Kings 14:4

14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. ¹⁵  Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age. ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 20:40

20:40 Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him, “Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.” ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 22:12

22:12 All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

[1:36]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:36]  ² tn Or “Amen.”

[1:36]  ³ tn Heb “So may the Lord God of my master the king say.”

[1:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “and may he make his throne greater than the throne of my master King David.”

[2:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”

[2:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”

[2:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “drew near to.”

[2:38]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Good is the word, as my master the king has spoken.”

[2:38]  ¹¹ tn Heb “so your servant will do.”

[2:38]  ¹² tn Heb “many days.”

[7:29]  ¹³ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[10:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”

[13:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “for this he commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying.”

[13:9]  ²⁰ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[14:4]  ²² tn Heb “and the wife of Jeroboam did so; she arose and went to Shiloh and entered the house of Ahijah.”

[14:4]  ²³ tn Heb “his eyes were set because of his old age.”

[20:40]  ²⁵ tn Heb “so [i.e., in accordance with his testimony] is your judgment, you have determined [it].”