1 Raja-raja 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored ¹  you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” ² 

1 Raja-raja 12:24

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.”’” ³  They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 16:31

16:31 As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 21:7

21:7 His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! ⁶  Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. ⁷  I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”

[10:9]  ¹ tn Or “delighted in.”

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

[12:24]  ³ tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”

[12:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”

[16:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he went and served Baal and bowed down to him.”

[16:31]  sn The Canaanites worshiped Baal as a storm and fertility god.

[21:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “You, now, you are exercising kingship over Israel.”

[21:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “so your heart [i.e., disposition] might be well.”