1 Kings 8:50

8:50 Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. ¹ 

1 Kings 2:42

2:42 the king summoned ²  Shimei and said to him, “You will recall ³  that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, ⁴  know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’ ⁵ 

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ⁶  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.” ⁷ 

[8:50]  ¹ tn Heb “and forgive your people who have sinned against you, [forgive] all their rebellious acts by which they rebelled against you, and grant them mercy before their captors so they will show them mercy.”

[2:42]  ² tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

[2:42]  ³ tn Heb “Is it not [true]…?” In the Hebrew text the statement is interrogative; the rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course it is.”

[2:42]  ⁴ tn Heb “here or there.”

[2:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “good is the word; I have heard.”

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “delighted in.”

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