1 Kings 2:30

2:30 When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the Lord, he said to him, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But he replied, “No, I will die here!” So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab’s reply. ¹ 

1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ²  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ³  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 22:6

22:6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” ⁵  They said, “Attack! The sovereign one ⁶  will hand it over to the king.”

1 Kings 22:8

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁷  But I despise ⁸  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁹  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

[2:30]  ¹ tn Heb “saying, “In this way Joab spoke and in this way he answered me.”

[20:32]  ² sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

[20:32]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:32]  ⁴ sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

[22:6]  ³ tn Heb “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

[22:6]  ⁴ tn Though Jehoshaphat requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, Yahweh), they stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title אֲדֹנָי (’adonai, “lord; master”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the four hundred are genuine prophets of the Lord.

[22:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ⁵ tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ⁶ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.