1 Raja-raja 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ¹  Your wisdom and wealth ²  surpass what was reported to me.

1 Raja-raja 13:11

13:11 Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. ³  When his sons came home, they told their father ⁴  everything the prophet ⁵  had done in Bethel that day and all the words he had spoken to the king. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ⁷  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ⁸  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ⁹  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 20:13

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? ¹¹  Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

[10:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

[10:7]  ² tn Heb “good.”

[13:11]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and his son came and told him.” The MT has the singular here, but several other textual witnesses have the plural, which is more consistent with the second half of the verse and with vv. 12-13.

[13:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the actions which the man of God performed that day in Bethel, the words which he spoke to the king, and they told them to their father.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ⁸ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

[20:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “this great horde.”