1 Kings 2:45

2:45 But King Solomon will be empowered ¹  and David’s dynasty ²  will endure permanently before the Lord.”

1 Kings 8:55

8:55 When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said ³  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ⁴  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ⁵ 

1 Kings 8:14-15

8:14 Then the king turned around ⁶  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ⁷  8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ⁸  what he promised ⁹  my father David.

1 Kings 21:10

21:10 Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ¹⁰  our master ¹¹  King David, saying, ‘May your God ¹²  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ¹³  Then the king leaned ¹⁴  on the bed

1 Kings 5:7

5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he ¹⁵  has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

1 Kings 8:56

8:56 “The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure ¹⁶  just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started, ¹⁸  he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king ¹⁹  and then went to their homes, happy and content ²⁰  because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ²¹  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ²² 

1 Kings 21:13

21:13 The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him ²³  outside the city and stoned him to death. ²⁴ 

[2:45]  ¹ tn Or “blessed.”

[2:45]  ² tn Heb “throne.”

[1:48]  ³ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ⁴ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[8:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “turned his face.”

[8:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”

[8:15]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[1:47]  ⁹ tn Heb “to bless.”

[1:47]  ¹⁰ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:47]  ¹¹ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

[1:47]  ¹² tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

[1:47]  ¹³ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”

[5:7]  ¹¹ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord today, who….”

[8:56]  ¹³ tn Heb “he has given a resting place to his people Israel.”

[8:56]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “not one word from his entire good word he spoke by Moses his servant has fallen.”

[8:66]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

[8:66]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

[8:66]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “good of heart.”

[10:9]  ¹⁷ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[21:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “led him.”

[21:13]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and they stoned him with stones and he died.”