1 Kings 1:51
Context1:51 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 3:28
Context3:28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected 3 the king, for they realized 4 that he possessed supernatural wisdom 5 to make judicial decisions.
1 Kings 17:13
Context17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. 6 But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.
1 Kings 18:12
Context18:12 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.


[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 The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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.”
[3:28] 3 tn Heb “feared,” perhaps in the sense, “stood in awe of.”
[3:28] 5 tn Heb “the wisdom of God within him.”
[17:13] 5 tn Heb “according to your word.”
[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