1 Kings 2:32

2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ¹  behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he ²  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah

14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He ³  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, ⁴  the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. ⁵  His mother was an Ammonite woman ⁶  named Naamah.

1 Kings 15:18

15:18 Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it ⁷  to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

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. ⁸  But I despise ⁹  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁰  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

[2:32]  ¹ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

[2:32]  ² tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”

[14:21]  ³ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[14:21]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

[14:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.

[15:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “King Asa sent it.”

[22:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ⁸ tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ⁹ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.