1 Raja-raja 1:34

1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint ¹  him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

1 Raja-raja 4:24

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

1 Raja-raja 4:27

4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. ⁵  Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking.

1 Raja-raja 11:18

11:18 They went from Midian to Paran; they took some men from Paran and went to Egypt. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, supplied him with a house and food and even assigned him some land. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 14:23

14:23 They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Raja-raja 15:20

15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. ⁷  They conquered ⁸  Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. ⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 16:11

16:11 When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends. ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 16:26

16:26 He followed in the footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat and encouraged Israel to sin; ¹¹  they angered the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols. ¹² 

1 Raja-raja 18:38

18:38 Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky. ¹³  It consumed the offering, the wood, the stones, and the dirt, and licked up the water in the trench.

1 Raja-raja 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ¹⁴  and besieged and attacked it. ¹⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 20:20

20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; ¹⁶  the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.

[1:34]  ¹ tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).

[4:24]  ² tn Heb “because.” The words “his royal court was so large” are added to facilitate the logical connection with the preceding verse.

[4:24]  ³ sn Tiphsah. This was located on the Euphrates River.

[4:24]  ⁴ 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.”

[4:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

[11:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they arose from Midian and went to Paran and they took men with them from Paran and went to Egypt to Pharaoh king of Egypt and he gave to him a house and food and he said to him, and a land he gave to him.” Something seems to be accidentally omitted after “and he said to him.”

[15:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”

[15:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “he struck down.”

[15:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”

[16:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he did not spare any belonging to him who urinate against a wall, [including] his kinsmen redeemers and his friends.”

[16:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”

[16:26]  ¹² tn Heb “angering the Lord God of Israel with their empty things.”

[18:38]  ¹³ tn The words “from the sky” are added for stylistic reasons.

[20:1]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “each struck down his man.”