Discovery Box1 Kings 2:32
Context2:32 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 3:26
Context3:26 The real mother 3 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 4 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 5 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
1 Kings 14:21
Context14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He 6 was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, 7 the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. 8 His mother was an Ammonite woman 9 named Naamah.
1 Kings 15:18
Context15:18 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 10 to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:
[2:32] 1 tn Heb “The
[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.”
[3:26] 3 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
[3:26] 4 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
[3:26] 5 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.
[14:21] 5 tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[14:21] 6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[14:21] 7 tn Heb “the city where the
[14:21] 8 tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.
