1 Kings 22:43

22:43 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. ¹  (22:44) ²  However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit ³  the king of Israel.

1 Kings 12:3

12:3 They sent for him, ⁴  and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

1 Kings 14:4

14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. ⁵  Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age. ⁶ 

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ⁷  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ⁸  to succeed him ⁹  and by protecting Jerusalem. ¹⁰ 

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ¹¹  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ¹² 

1 Kings 14:3

14:3 Take ¹³  ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and a container of honey and visit him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”

1 Kings 14:5

14:5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so. ¹⁴  When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”

[22:43]  ¹ tn Heb “he walked in all the way of Asa his father and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[22:43]  ² sn Beginning with 22:43b, the verse numbers through 22:53 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), because 22:43b in the English Bible = 22:44 in the Hebrew text. The remaining verses in the chapter differ by one, with 22:44-53 ET = 22:45-54 HT.

[22:2]  ³ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “They sent and called for him.”

[14:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the wife of Jeroboam did so; she arose and went to Shiloh and entered the house of Ahijah.”

[14:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “his eyes were set because of his old age.”

[15:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ⁸ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”

[15:2]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ¹² sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[14:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “take in your hand.”

[14:5]  ¹⁴ sn Tell her so-and-so. Certainly the Lord gave Ahijah a specific message to give to Jeroboam’s wife (see vv. 6-16), but the author of Kings here condenses the Lord’s message with the words “so-and-so.” For dramatic effect he prefers to have us hear the message from Ahijah’s lips as he speaks to the king’s wife.