1 Raja-raja 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? ¹  Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

1 Raja-raja 20:22

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ²  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ³  Determine ⁴  what you must do, for in the spring ⁵  the king of Syria will attack ⁶  you.”

1 Raja-raja 13:1

13:1 Just then ⁷  a prophet ⁸  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ⁹  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Raja-raja 17:18

17:18 She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come ¹⁰  to me to confront me with ¹¹  my sin and kill my son?”

[20:13]  ¹ tn Heb “this great horde.”

[20:22]  ² tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ³ tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “go up against.”

[13:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[17:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “What to me and to you, man of God, that you have come.”

[17:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to make me remember.”