1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ¹  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ² 

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory

17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), ³  there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 14:1

14:1 ⁵ At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

1 Kings 14:1

14:1 ⁶ At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

1 Kings 20:3

20:3 He said to him, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.’”

1 Kings 20:21

20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated ⁷  Syria.

1 Kings 1:26

1:26 But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

1 Kings 1:10

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, ⁸  or his brother Solomon.

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁹  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ¹⁰  to take care of the king’s needs ¹¹  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ¹²  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ¹³ 

1 Kings 15:21

15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying ¹⁴  Ramah and settled down in Tirzah.

Jeremiah 4:2

4:2 You must be truthful, honest and upright

when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’ ¹⁵ 

If you do, ¹⁶  the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are

and will make him the object of their boasting.” ¹⁷ 

Jeremiah 5:2

5:2 These people make promises in the name of the Lord. ¹⁸ 

But the fact is, ¹⁹  what they swear to is really a lie.” ²⁰ 

[17:1]  ¹ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ² tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

[17:1]  ³ tn Heb “before whom I stand.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “except at the command of my word.”

[14:1]  ⁵ tc Some mss of the Old Greek lack vv. 1-20.

[14:1]  ⁶ tc Some mss of the Old Greek lack vv. 1-20.

[20:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “struck down Aram with a great striking down.”

[1:10]  ⁸ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

[1:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “said to.”

[1:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

[1:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

[1:2]  ¹² tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

[1:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

[15:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “building.”

[4:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “If you [= you must, see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”

[4:2]  ¹⁶ tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses, two of which are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (’im) while the others are introduced by the conjunction “and,” followed by a conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b which introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.

[4:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”

[5:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Though they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives.” The idea of “swear on oath” comes from the second line.

[5:2]  ¹⁹ tc The translation follows many Hebrew mss and the Syriac version in reading “surely” (אָכֵן, ’akhen) instead of “therefore” (לָכֵן, lakhen) in the MT.

[5:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “they swear falsely.”