1 Kings 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, ¹  if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! ² 

1 Kings 8:8

8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. ³  They have remained there to this very day.

1 Kings 8:24

8:24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; ⁴  this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:27

8:27 “God does not really live on the earth! ⁶  Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

1 Kings 8:31

8:31 “When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false. ⁷ 

1 Kings 8:33

8:33 “The time will come when ⁸  your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ⁹  because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ¹⁰  and pray for your help ¹¹  in this temple,

1 Kings 8:42

8:42 When they hear about your great reputation ¹²  and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, ¹³  they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ¹⁴  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ¹⁵ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 9:21

9:21 Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day. ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 11:10

11:10 and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. ¹⁸  But he did not obey ¹⁹  the Lord’s command.

1 Kings 13:16

13:16 But he replied, “I can’t go back with you ²⁰  or eat and drink ²¹  with you in this place.

1 Kings 17:21

17:21 He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, please let this boy’s breath return to him.”

1 Kings 18:37

18:37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God ²²  and that you are winning back their allegiance.” ²³ 

1 Kings 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, ²⁴  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. ²⁵  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

[2:23]  ¹ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

[2:23]  ² tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

[8:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “[you] who kept to your servant David my father that which you spoke to him.”

[8:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “you spoke by your mouth and by your hand you fulfilled, as this day.”

[8:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “Indeed, can God really live on the earth?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course not,” the force of which the translation above seeks to reflect.

[8:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “and forgive the man who sins against his neighbor when one takes up against him a curse to curse him and the curse comes before your altar in this house.” In the Hebrew text the words “and forgive” conclude v. 30, but the accusative sign at the beginning of v. 31 suggests the verb actually goes with what follows in v. 31. The parallel text in 2 Chr 6:22 begins with “and if,” rather than the accusative sign. In this case “forgive” must be taken with what precedes, and v. 31 must be taken as the protasis (“if” clause) of a conditional sentence, with v. 32 being the apodosis (“then” clause) that completes the sentence.

[8:33]  ¹¹ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 33-34 actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[8:33]  ¹² tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[8:33]  ¹³ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:33]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[8:42]  ¹³ tn Heb “your great name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in the previous verse.

[8:42]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and your strong hand and your outstretched arm.”

[9:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”

[9:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

[9:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

[9:21]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “their sons who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to wipe out, and Solomon raised them up for a crew of labor to this day.”

[11:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and had commanded him concerning this thing not to walk after other gods.”

[11:10]  ²⁰ tn Or “keep.”

[13:16]  ²¹ tn Heb “I am unable to return with you or to go with you.”

[13:16]  ²² tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[18:37]  ²³ tn Heb “the God.”

[18:37]  ²⁴ tn Heb “that you are turning their heart[s] back.”

[20:12]  ²⁵ tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

[20:12]  ²⁶ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.