1 Kings 8:50

8:50 Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them. ¹ 

1 Kings 14:9

14:9 You have sinned more than all who came before you. You went and angered me by making other gods, formed out of metal; you have completely disregarded me. ² 

1 Kings 15:11

15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved ³  like his ancestor ⁴  David had done.

1 Kings 18:34

18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, ⁵  he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time.

¹ tn Heb “and forgive your people who have sinned against you, [forgive] all their rebellious acts by which they rebelled against you, and grant them mercy before their captors so they will show them mercy.”

² tn Heb “you went and you made for yourself other gods, metal [ones], angering me, and you threw me behind your back.”

³ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “father,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.

⁴ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.