1 Raja-raja 4:24

4:24 His royal court was so large because ¹  he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah ²  to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 11:28

11:28 Jeroboam was a talented man; ⁴  when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe ⁵  of Joseph.

1 Raja-raja 13:32

13:32 for the prophecy he announced with the Lord’s authority ⁶  against the altar in Bethel ⁷  and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north ⁸  will certainly be fulfilled.”

1 Raja-raja 16:9

16:9 His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily ⁹  at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,

1 Raja-raja 20:12

20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, ¹⁰  he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. ¹¹  He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.

1 Raja-raja 22:27

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ¹²  until I safely return.”’” ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

² sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

³ tn Heb “for he was ruling over all [the region] beyond the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kingdoms beyond the River, and he had peace on every side all around.”

⁴ tn Heb “man of strength.”

⁵ tn Heb “house.”

⁶ tn Heb “for the word which he cried out by the word of the Lord”

⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

⁸ tn Heb “Samaria.” The name of Israel’s capital city here stands for the northern kingdom as a whole. Actually Samaria was not built and named until several years after this (see 1 Kgs 16:24), so it is likely that the author of Kings, writing at a later time, is here adapting the old prophet’s original statement.

⁹ tn Heb “while he was drinking and drunken.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “When he heard this word.”

¹¹ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.

¹² tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

¹³ tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.