1 Kings 2:22

2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? ¹  Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

1 Kings 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ²  to build a temple to honor the Lord ³  my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ ⁴ 

1 Kings 18:12

18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. ⁵  If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. ⁶  That would not be fair, ⁷  because your servant has been a loyal follower of ⁸  the Lord from my youth.

1 Kings 20:31

20:31 His advisers ⁹  said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. ¹⁰  Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads ¹¹  and surrender ¹²  to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”

1 Kings 22:13

22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ¹³  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.” ¹⁴ 

[2:22]  ¹ tn Heb “for Adonijah.”

[5:5]  ² tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

[5:5]  ³ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

[18:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”

[18:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”

[18:12]  ⁷ tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.

[18:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “has feared the Lord” (also see the note at 1 Kgs 18:3).

[20:31]  ⁹ tn Or “servants.”

[20:31]  ¹⁰ tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.

[20:31]  ¹¹ sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.

[20:31]  ¹² tn Heb “go out.”

[22:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[22:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “let your words be like the word of each of them and speak good.”