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 8:25

8:25 Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, ³  provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ ⁴ 

1 Kings 11:38

11:38 You must obey ⁵  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ⁶  do what I approve, ⁷  and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; ⁸  I will give you Israel.

1 Kings 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ⁹  They conquered ¹⁰  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ¹¹ 

[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.”

[8:25]  ³ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from before me sitting on the throne of Israel.”

[8:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “guard their way by walking before me as you have walked before me.”

[11:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”

[15:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

[15:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “he struck down.”

[15:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”