1 Kings 9:22

9:22 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ¹  the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ² 

1 Kings 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ³  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁴  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 22:35

22:35 While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.

1 Kings 5:3

5:3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁵  his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. ⁶ 

1 Kings 20:29

20:29 The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

1 Kings 20:39

20:39 When the king passed by, he called out to the king, “Your servant went out into the heat ⁷  of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. ⁸  He told me, ‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, ⁹  you will pay with your life or with a talent ¹⁰  of silver.’ ¹¹ 

[9:22]  ¹ sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16.

[9:22]  ² tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”

[20:14]  ³ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[5:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “because of the battles which surrounded him until the Lord placed them under the soles of his feet.”

[20:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “middle.”

[20:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “man” (also a second time later in this verse).

[20:39]  ⁹ tn Heb “if being missed, he is missed.” The emphatic infinitive absolute before the finite verbal form lends solemnity to the warning.

[20:39]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 75 pounds of silver.

[20:39]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your life will be in place of his life, or a unit of silver you will pay.”