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 8:8

8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. ⁴  They have remained there to this very day.

1 Kings 8:28

8:28 But respond favorably to ⁵  your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer ⁶  the desperate prayer ⁷  your servant is presenting to you ⁸  today.

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ⁹  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ¹⁰ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 9:21

9:21 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day. ¹² 

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. ¹³  It is ready to happen! ¹⁴ 

[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.”

[8:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

[8:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “turn to.”

[8:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “by listening to.”

[8:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “the loud cry and the prayer.”

[8:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “praying before you.”

[9:13]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he said.”

[9:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

[9:13]  ¹² tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

[9:21]  ¹³ tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”

[14:14]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[14:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.