1 Raja-raja 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹  she came to challenge ²  him with difficult questions. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 16:28

16:28 Omri passed away ⁴  and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 18:7

18:7 As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. ⁶  When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said, “Is it really you, my master, Elijah?”

1 Raja-raja 18:41

18:41 Then Elijah told Ahab, “Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard.” ⁷ 

[10:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

[10:1]  ² tn Or “test.”

[10:1]  ³ tn Or “riddles.”

[16:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[16:28]  ⁵ tc The Old Greek has eight additional verses here. Cf. 1 Kgs 22:41-44.

[18:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “look, Elijah [came] to meet him.”

[18:41]  ⁷ tn Heb “for [there is] the sound of the roar of the rain.”