1 Kings 20:13

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? ¹  Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

1 Kings 20:38

20:38 The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ²  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ³  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ⁴  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ⁵ 

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. ⁶  But I despise ⁷  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ⁸  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit ⁹  the king of Israel.

1 Kings 6:12

6:12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow ¹⁰  my rules, observe ¹¹  my regulations, and obey all my commandments, ¹²  I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. ¹³ 

[20:13]  ¹ tn Heb “this great horde.”

[19:10]  ² tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ³ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[22:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ⁷ tn Or “hate.”

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

[22:2]  ⁹ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “walk in.”

[6:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “do.”

[6:12]  ¹² tn Heb “and keep all my commandments by walking in them.”

[6:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will establish my word with you which I spoke to David your father.”