1 Kings 15:21

15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying ¹  Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 ²  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ³ 

1 Kings 19:13

19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden ⁴  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, ⁵  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. ⁶  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Kings 21:16

21:16 When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, ⁷  he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:27

21:27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He slept in sackcloth and walked around dejected.

1 Kings 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ⁸  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Kings 12:20

12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty. ⁹ 

1 Kings 13:4

13:4 When the king heard what the prophet ¹⁰  cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand ¹¹  and ordered, ¹²  “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up ¹³  and he could not pull it back.

1 Kings 14:6

14:6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps as she came through the door, he said, “Come on in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been commissioned to give you bad news. ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 21:15

21:15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she ¹⁵  said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s dead.”

[15:21]  ¹ tn Heb “building.”

[12:2]  ² tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

[12:2]  ³ tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

[19:13]  ³ tn Heb “look.”

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

[20:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

[21:16]  ⁵ tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words here: “he tore his garments and put on sackcloth. After these things.”

[5:7]  ⁶ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

[12:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “there was no one [following] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah, it alone.”

[13:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “Jeroboam extended his hand from the altar.”

[13:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “saying.”

[13:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “dried up” or “withered.” TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”

[14:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “I am sent to you [with] a hard [message].”

[21:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Jezebel”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.