1 Kings 11:5

11:5 Solomon worshiped ¹  the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom. ² 

1 Kings 13:23

13:23 When the prophet from Judah finished his meal, ³  the old prophet saddled his visitor’s donkey for him. ⁴ 

1 Kings 16:3

16:3 So I am ready to burn up ⁵  Baasha and his family, and make your family ⁶  like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Kings 2:28

2:28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported ⁷  Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ⁸  ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. ⁹ 

[11:5]  ¹ tn Heb “walked after.”

[11:5]  ² tn Heb “Milcom, the detestable thing of the Ammonites.”

[13:23]  ³ tn Heb “and after he had eaten food and after he had drunk.”

[13:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he saddled for him the donkey, for the prophet whom he had brought back.”

[16:3]  ⁵ tn The traditional view understands the verb בָּעַר (ba’ar) to mean “burn.” However, an alternate view takes בָּעַר (ba’ar) as a homonym meaning “sweep away” (HALOT 146 s.v. II בער). In this case one might translate, “I am ready to sweep away Baasha and his family.” Either metaphor emphasizes the thorough and destructive nature of the coming judgment.

[16:3]  ⁶ tc The Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and some mss of the Targum have here “his house.”

[2:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).

[2:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:28]  ⁹ sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.