1 Raja-raja 2:31

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ¹  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ² 

1 Raja-raja 4:21

4:21 (5:1) ³  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ⁴  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 12:20

12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 13:33

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ⁷  he continued to appoint common people ⁸  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ⁹ 

[2:31]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[2:31]  ² tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

[4:21]  ³ sn Beginning with 4:21, the verse numbers through 5:18 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 4:21 ET = 5:1 HT, 4:22 ET = 5:2 HT, etc., through 5:18 ET = 5:32 HT. Beginning with 6:1 the numbering of verses in the English Bible and the Hebrew text is again the same.

[4:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “the River” (also in v. 24). This is the standard designation for the Euphrates River in biblical Hebrew.

[4:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “[They] were bringing tribute and were serving Solomon all the days of his life.”

[12:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “there was no one [following] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah, it alone.”

[13:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ⁸ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ⁹ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”