1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said ¹  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ²  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ³ 

1 Kings 12:23

12:23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people,

1 Kings 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ⁴  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Kings 20:2

20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. ⁵ 

1 Kings 20:5

20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ⁶  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁷  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 20:35

A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions

20:35 One of the members of the prophetic guild, speaking with divine authority, ordered his companion, “Wound me!” ⁸  But the man refused to wound him.

1 Kings 20:42

20:42 The prophet ⁹  then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’” ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 22:11

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”

1 Kings 22:20

22:20 The Lord said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die ¹¹  there?’ One said this and another that.

1 Kings 22:27

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ¹²  until I safely return.”’” ¹³ 

1 Kings 22:49

22:49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my sailors join yours in the fleet,” ¹⁴  but Jehoshaphat refused.

[1:48]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ² tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ³ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[14:7]  ⁴ 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.

[20:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “to the city.”

[20:14]  ¹⁰ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:35]  ¹³ tn Heb “Now a man from the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the Lord, ‘Wound me.’”

[20:42]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:42]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”

[22:20]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and fall.”

[22:27]  ²² tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

[22:27]  ²³ tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.

[22:49]  ²⁵ tn Heb “Let my servants go with your servants in the fleet.”