1 Kings 11:12-13

11:12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead. 11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ¹  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 11:34

11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.

1 Kings 15:4-5

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ²  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ³  to succeed him ⁴  and by protecting Jerusalem. ⁵  15:5 He did this ⁶  because David had done what he approved ⁷  and had not disregarded any of his commandments ⁸  his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁹  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 19:1

Elijah Runs for His Life

19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

Hosea 3:5

3:5 Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. ¹¹  Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings ¹²  in the future. ¹³ 

[11:13]  ¹ tn Heb “give.”

[15:4]  ² tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ³ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”

[15:5]  ⁶ tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.

[15:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[15:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”

[15:2]  ⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ¹⁰ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[3:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “David their king”; cf. NCV “the king from David’s family”; TEV “a descendant of David their king”; NLT “David’s descendant, their king.”

[3:5]  ¹² tn Heb “his goodness”; NLT “his good gifts.”

[3:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “in the end of the days.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT “in the last days.”