1 Raja-raja 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ¹  was mine and all Israel considered me king. ²  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ³ 

¹ tn Or “kingship.”

² tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

³ tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”