1 Raja-raja 2:5

2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. ¹  During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; ²  when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ⁴  because they have ⁵  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ⁶  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 11:38

11:38 You must obey ⁸  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ⁹  do what I approve, ¹⁰  and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; ¹¹  I will give you Israel.

[2:5]  ¹ tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”

[2:5]  ² tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”

[2:5]  ³ tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.

[11:33]  ⁴ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ⁵ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”

[11:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ⁹ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”