1 Raja-raja 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ¹  because they have ²  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ³  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 11:38

11:38 You must obey ⁵  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ⁶  do what I approve, ⁷  and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; ⁸  I will give you Israel.

[11:33]  ¹ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ² tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ³ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”

[11:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”