1 Kings 5:8

5:8 Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received ¹  the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need. ² 

1 Kings 13:18

13:18 The old prophet then said, ³  “I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord’s authority, ⁴  ‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.’” ⁵  But he was lying to him. ⁶ 

1 Kings 18:12

18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. ⁷  If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. ⁸  That would not be fair, ⁹  because your servant has been a loyal follower of ¹⁰  the Lord from my youth.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹¹  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹²  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹³  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹⁴ 

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ¹⁵  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ¹⁶  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ¹⁷  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹⁸ 

1 Kings 20:13

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? ¹⁹  Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

1 Kings 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ²⁰  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ²¹  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

[5:8]  ¹ tn Heb “heard.”

[5:8]  ² tn Heb “I will satisfy all your desire with respect to cedar wood and with respect to the wood of evergreens.”

[13:18]  ³ tn Heb “and he said to him.”

[13:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

[13:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:18]  ⁶ tn Or “deceiving him.”

[18:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”

[18:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”

[18:12]  ⁷ tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.

[18:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “has feared the Lord” (also see the note at 1 Kgs 18:3).

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ⁸ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[19:14]  ⁹ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:14]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[20:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “this great horde.”

[21:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

[21:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”