1 Raja-raja 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ¹  was mine and all Israel considered me king. ²  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ⁴  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁵  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 8:36

8:36 then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly ⁷  you will then teach them the right way to live ⁸  and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. ⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 8:56

8:56 “The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure ¹⁰  just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! ¹¹ 

1 Raja-raja 12:18

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, ¹²  the supervisor of the work crews, ¹³  out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 15:6

15:6 Rehoboam ¹⁵  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ¹⁶  lifetime.

1 Raja-raja 20:28

20:28 The prophet ¹⁷  visited the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because the Syrians said, “The Lord is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” I will hand over to you this entire huge army. ¹⁸  Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

[2:15]  ¹ tn Or “kingship.”

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

[8:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”

[8:36]  ⁷ tn The translation understands כִּי (ki) in an emphatic or asseverative sense.

[8:36]  ⁸ tn Heb “the good way in which they should walk.”

[8:36]  ⁹ tn Or “for an inheritance.”

[8:56]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he has given a resting place to his people Israel.”

[8:56]  ¹¹ tn Heb “not one word from his entire good word he spoke by Moses his servant has fallen.”

[12:18]  ¹² tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6.

[12:18]  ¹³ sn The work crews. See the note on this expression in 4:6.

[12:18]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:6]  ¹⁵ tc Most Hebrew mss read “Rehoboam”; a few Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Abijam” (a variant of Abijah).

[15:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Abijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:28]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[20:28]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “I will place all this great horde in your hand.”