1 Kings 14:8

14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. ¹ 

1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub ²  and asked the Lord to take his life: ³  “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 22:13

22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ⁵  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.” ⁶ 

[14:8]  ¹ tn Heb “what was right in my eyes.”

[19:4]  ² tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

[19:4]  ³ tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

[19:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[22:13]  ³ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[22:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “let your words be like the word of each of them and speak good.”