1 Raja-raja 1:51

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you; ¹  see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise ²  me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

1 Raja-raja 3:26

3:26 The real mother ³  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ⁴  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ⁵  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Raja-raja 4:33

4:33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, ⁶  from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing ⁷  animals, birds, insects, and fish.

1 Raja-raja 13:4

13:4 When the king heard what the prophet ⁸  cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam, standing at the altar, extended his hand ⁹  and ordered, ¹⁰  “Seize him!” The hand he had extended shriveled up ¹¹  and he could not pull it back.

1 Raja-raja 19:4

19:4 while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub ¹²  and asked the Lord to take his life: ¹³  “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.” ¹⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 20:31

20:31 His advisers ¹⁵  said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. ¹⁶  Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads ¹⁷  and surrender ¹⁸  to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”

[1:51]  ¹ tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:51]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[3:26]  ³ tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”

[3:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”

[3:26]  ⁵ tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.

[4:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “he spoke about plants.”

[4:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “he spoke about.”

[13:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “Jeroboam extended his hand from the altar.”

[13:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “saying.”

[13:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “dried up” or “withered.” TEV and NLT interpret this as “became paralyzed.”

[19:4]  ¹² tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

[19:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”

[19:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

[20:31]  ¹⁵ tn Or “servants.”

[20:31]  ¹⁶ tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.

[20:31]  ¹⁷ sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.

[20:31]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “go out.”