Discovery Box1 Kings 3:11
Context3:11 God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, 1
1 Kings 11:11
Context11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, 2 I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
1 Kings 11:33
Context11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him 3 because they have 4 abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions 5 by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. 6
1 Kings 13:21
Context13:21 and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You 7 have rebelled against the Lord 8 and have not obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you.
1 Kings 14:13
Context14:13 All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family 9 who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good.
1 Kings 14:15
Context14:15 The Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water. 10 He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors 11 and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, 12 because they angered the Lord by making Asherah poles. 13
1 Kings 16:2
Context16:2 “I raised you up 14 from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps 15 and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. 16
1 Kings 21:29
Context21:29 “Have you noticed how Ahab shows remorse 17 before me? Because he shows remorse before me, I will not bring disaster on his dynasty during his lifetime, but during the reign of his son.” 18
[3:11] 1 tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”
[11:11] 2 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”
[11:33] 3 tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
[11:33] 4 tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”
[11:33] 5 tn Heb “walked in my ways.”
[11:33] 6 tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”
[13:21] 4 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 21-22 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 21-22a) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 22b). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.
[13:21] 5 tn Heb “the mouth [i.e., command] of the
[14:15] 6 tn The elliptical Hebrew text reads literally “and the
[14:15] 7 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 22, 31).
[14:15] 8 tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew this is a typical reference to the Euphrates River. The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[14:15] 9 tn Heb “because they made their Asherah poles that anger the
[16:2] 7 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.
[16:2] 8 tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”
[16:2] 9 tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”
[21:29] 8 tn Or “humbles himself.” The expression occurs a second time later in this verse.
[21:29] 9 tn Heb “I will not bring the disaster during his days, [but] in the days of his son I will bring the disaster on his house.”
