1 Kings 8:46

8:46 “The time will come when your people ¹  will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, ²  whether far away or close by.

1 Kings 8:33

8:33 “The time will come when ³  your people Israel are defeated by an enemy ⁴  because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, ⁵  and pray for your help ⁶  in this temple,

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ⁷  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ⁸  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁹  to doing evil in the sight of ¹⁰  the Lord.

1 Kings 3:11

3:11 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, ¹¹ 

1 Kings 8:37

8:37 “The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust ¹²  invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, ¹³  or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.

1 Kings 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ¹⁴  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ¹⁵  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ¹⁶ 

1 Kings 8:48

8:48 When they return to you with all their heart and being ¹⁷  in the land where they are held prisoner, ¹⁸  and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor, ¹⁹ 

[8:46]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:46]  ² tn Heb “the land of the enemy.”

[8:33]  ³ tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 33-34 actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.

[8:33]  ⁴ tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”

[8:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”

[8:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”

[21:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[21:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[3:11]  ⁷ 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.”

[8:37]  ⁹ tn Actually two Hebrew terms appear here, both of which are usually taken as referring to locusts. Perhaps different stages of growth or different varieties are in view.

[8:37]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the land, his gates.”

[8:44]  ¹¹ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

[8:44]  ¹² tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

[8:44]  ¹³ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:48]  ¹³ tn Or “soul.”

[8:48]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “in the land of their enemies.”

[8:48]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.