1 Kings 3:8

3:8 Your servant stands ¹  among your chosen people; ²  they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ³  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ⁵  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Kings 16:2

16:2 “I raised you up ⁶  from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps ⁷  and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. ⁸ 

[3:8]  ¹ tn There is no verb expressed in the Hebrew text; “stands” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[3:8]  ² tn Heb “your people whom you have chosen.”

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[14:7]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”

[16:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”