1 Kings 22:29

22:29 The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

1 Kings 2:34

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; ¹  he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

1 Kings 5:13

5:13 King Solomon conscripted ²  work crews ³  from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

1 Kings 12:33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel

12:33 On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) ⁴  Jeroboam ⁵  offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. ⁶  He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

1 Kings 15:17

15:17 King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah. ⁷ 

1 Kings 18:43

18:43 He told his servant, “Go on up and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went on up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” ⁸  Seven times Elijah sent him to look. ⁹ 

1 Kings 20:26

20:26 In the spring ¹⁰  Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army ¹¹  and marched to Aphek to fight Israel. ¹² 

1 Kings 22:20

22:20 The Lord said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die ¹³  there?’ One said this and another that.

1 Kings 3:15

3:15 Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. ¹⁴  He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, ¹⁵  and held a feast for all his servants.

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ¹⁶  and besieged and attacked it. ¹⁷ 

1 Kings 12:32

12:32 Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ¹⁸  like the festival celebrated in Judah. ¹⁹  On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. ²⁰  In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

[2:34]  ¹ tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:13]  ¹ tn Heb “raised up.”

[5:13]  ² sn Work crews. This Hebrew word (מַס, mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[12:33]  ¹ tn Heb “which he had chosen by himself.”

[12:33]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:33]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[15:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and he built up Ramah so as to not permit going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.”

[18:43]  ¹ sn So he went on up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” Several times in this chapter those addressed by Elijah obey his orders. In vv. 20 and 42 Ahab does as instructed, in vv. 26 and 28 the prophets follow Elijah’s advice, and in vv. 30, 34, 40 and 43 the people and servants do as they are told. By juxtaposing Elijah’s commands with accounts of those commands being obeyed, the narrator emphasizes the authority of the Lord’s prophet.

[18:43]  ² tn Heb “He said, ‘Return,’ seven times.”

[20:26]  ¹ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:26]  ² tn Heb “mustered Aram.”

[20:26]  ³ tn Heb “and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.”

[22:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and fall.”

[3:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and look, a dream.”

[3:15]  ² tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

[20:1]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[12:32]  ¹ sn The eighth month would correspond to October-November in modern reckoning.

[12:32]  ² sn The festival he celebrated in Judah probably refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (i.e., Booths or Temporary Shelters), held in the seventh month (September-October). See also 1 Kgs 8:2.

[12:32]  ³ tn Heb “and he offered up [sacrifices] on the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made.”