1 Raja-raja 15:13

15:13 He also removed Maacah his grandmother ¹  from her position as queen because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

1 Raja-raja 17:18

17:18 She asked Elijah, “Why, prophet, have you come ²  to me to confront me with ³  my sin and kill my son?”

1 Raja-raja 18:18

18:18 Elijah ⁴  replied, “I have not brought disaster ⁵  on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

[15:13]  ¹ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.

[17:18]  ² tn Heb “What to me and to you, man of God, that you have come.”

[17:18]  ³ tn Heb “to make me remember.”

[18:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:18]  ⁵ tn Or “trouble.”