1 Kings 20:42

20:42 The prophet ¹  then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’” ² 

1 Kings 20:2

20:2 He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. ³ 

1 Kings 10:24

10:24 Everyone ⁴  in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ⁵ 

[20:42]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:42]  ² tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”

[20:2]  ³ tn Heb “to the city.”

[10:24]  ⁴ tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “all the kings of the earth.” See 2 Chr 9:23.

[10:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”