1 Kings 1:51

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you; ¹  see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise ²  me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

1 Kings 2:29

2:29 When King Solomon heard ³  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ⁴  “Go, strike him down.”

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 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ⁵  Your wisdom and wealth ⁶  surpass what was reported to me.

1 Kings 18:12-13

18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. ⁷  If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. ⁸  That would not be fair, ⁹  because your servant has been a loyal follower of ¹⁰  the Lord from my youth. 18:13 Certainly my master is aware of what I did ¹¹  when Jezebel was killing the Lord’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the Lord’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.

[1:51]  ¹ tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:51]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[2:29]  ³ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

[2:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”

[10:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

[10:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “good.”

[18:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”

[18:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”

[18:12]  ⁹ tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.

[18:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “has feared the Lord” (also see the note at 1 Kgs 18:3).

[18:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “Has it not been told to my master what I did…?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “Of course it has!”