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 18:18

18:18 Elijah ³  replied, “I have not brought disaster ⁴  on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ⁵  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ⁶  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁷  to doing evil in the sight of ⁸  the Lord.

1 Kings 21:2

21:2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, ⁹  I will pay you silver for it.” ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 1:4-6

1:4 The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her. ¹¹ 

1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, ¹²  was promoting himself, ¹³  boasting, ¹⁴  “I will be king!” He managed to acquire ¹⁵  chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. ¹⁶  1:6 (Now his father had never corrected ¹⁷  him ¹⁸  by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom. ¹⁹ )

1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before ²⁰  the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

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

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

[18:18]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:18]  ⁴ tn Or “trouble.”

[21:20]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”

[21:2]  ¹⁰ tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”

[1:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “did not know her.”

[1:5]  ¹² tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

[1:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

[1:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “saying.”

[1:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

[1:5]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

[1:6]  ¹⁷ tn Or “disciplined.”

[1:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.

[1:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Sam 3:4).

[1:16]  ²⁰ tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”