1 Kings 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub ¹  and asked the Lord to take his life: ²  “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” ³ 

1 Kings 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ⁴  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ⁵  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

[19:4]  ¹ tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

[19:4]  ² tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

[19:4]  ³ tn Heb “fathers.”

[21:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

[21:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”