1 Raja-raja 1:48

1:48 and said ¹  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ²  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ³ 

1 Raja-raja 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, ⁴  if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ⁶  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ⁷ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 9:15

9:15 Here are the details concerning the work crews ⁹  King Solomon conscripted ¹⁰  to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, ¹¹  and the cities of ¹²  Hazor, ¹³  Megiddo, ¹⁴  and Gezer.

1 Raja-raja 12:23-24

12:23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people, 12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” ¹⁵  They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. ¹⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 13:9

13:9 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ¹⁷  ‘Do not eat or drink ¹⁸  there and do not go home the way you came.’”

1 Raja-raja 14:7

14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I raised you up ¹⁹  from among the people and made you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Raja-raja 20:6

20:6 But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants’ houses. They will carry away all your valuables.” ²⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 20:10

20:10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely ²¹  if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” ²² 

[1:48]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ² tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ³ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[2:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

[2:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

[9:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he said.”

[9:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

[9:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

[9:15]  ⁹ sn The work crews. This Hebrew word מַס (mas) refers to a group of laborers conscripted for royal or public service.

[9:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “raised up.”

[9:15]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:15]  ¹² tn The words “the cities of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:15]  ¹³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[9:15]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[12:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”

[12:24]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”

[13:9]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “for this he commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying.”

[13:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[14:7]  ¹⁹ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 7-11 are one long sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (vv. 7-9) and the main clause announcing the punishment (vv. 10-11). The translation divides this lengthy sentence for stylistic reasons.

[20:6]  ²⁰ tn Heb “all that is desirable to your eyes they will put in their hand and take.”

[20:10]  ²¹ tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

[20:10]  ²² tn Heb “if the dirt of Samaria suffices for the handfuls of all the people who are at my feet.”