1 Kings 1:43

1:43 Jonathan replied ¹  to Adonijah: “No! ²  Our master ³  King David has made Solomon king.

1 Kings 2:3

2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you ⁴  by following his instructions ⁵  and obeying ⁶  his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, ⁷ 

1 Kings 2:18

2:18 Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, ⁸  I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

1 Kings 7:1

The Building of the Royal Palace

7:1 Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace. ⁹ 

1 Kings 7:14

7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ¹⁰  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ¹¹  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

1 Kings 8:3

8:3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

1 Kings 11:39

11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, ¹²  but not forever.” ¹³ 

1 Kings 13:15

13:15 He then said to him, “Come home with me and eat something.”

1 Kings 17:12

17:12 She said, “As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 18:44

18:44 The seventh time the servant ¹⁵  said, “Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man’s hand, is rising up from the sea.” Elijah ¹⁶  then said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won’t overtake you.’” ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 19:21

19:21 Elisha ¹⁸  went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. ¹⁹  He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.

1 Kings 20:33

20:33 The men took this as a good omen and quickly accepted his offer, saying, “Ben Hadad is your brother.” Ahab ²⁰  then said, “Go, get him.” So Ben Hadad came out to him, and Ahab pulled him up into his chariot.

[1:43]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:43]  ² tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

[1:43]  ³ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”

[2:3]  ⁶ tn Or “keeping.”

[2:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”

[2:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “[It is] good!”

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “His house Solomon built in thirteen years and he completed all his house.”

[7:14]  ¹³ tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

[7:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

[11:39]  ¹⁶ sn Because of this. Reference is made to the idolatry mentioned earlier.

[11:39]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “but not all the days.”

[17:12]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Look, I am gathering two sticks and then I will go and make it for me and my son and we will eat it and we will die.”

[18:44]  ²² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the servant) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:44]  ²³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:44]  ²⁴ tn Heb “so that the rain won’t restrain you.”

[19:21]  ²⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:21]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”

[20:33]  ²⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.