1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?” ¹  Hadad replied, ²  “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.” ³ 

1 Kings 13:14

13:14 and took off after the prophet, ⁴  whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet ⁵  from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ⁶  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ⁷  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁸  to doing evil in the sight of ⁹  the Lord.

1 Kings 22:20

22:20 The Lord said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die ¹⁰  there?’ One said this and another that.

1 Kings 22:28

22:28 Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note, ¹¹  all you people.”

[11:22]  ¹ tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

[11:22]  ² tn Heb “and he said.”

[11:22]  ³ sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.

[13:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[21:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and fall.”

[22:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “Listen.”