1 Raja-raja 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty ¹  for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

1 Raja-raja 12:15

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events ²  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ³  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Raja-raja 14:24

14:24 There were also male cultic prostitutes ⁴  in the land. They committed the same horrible sins as the nations ⁵  that the Lord had driven out from before the Israelites.

1 Raja-raja 15:5

15:5 He did this ⁶  because David had done what he approved ⁷  and had not disregarded any of his commandments ⁸  his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

1 Raja-raja 21:26

21:26 He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols, ⁹  just like the Amorites ¹⁰  whom the Lord had driven out from before the Israelites.)

[2:24]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[12:15]  ² tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

[12:15]  ³ tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

[14:24]  ⁴ tc The Old Greek translation has “a conspiracy” rather than “male cultic prostitutes.”

[14:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “they did according to all the abominable acts of the nations.”

[15:5]  ⁶ tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.

[15:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[15:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”

[21:26]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew word used here, גִלּוּלִים (gillulim) is always used as a disdainful reference to idols. It is generally thought to have originally referred to “dung pellets” (cf. KBL 183 s.v. גִלּוּלִים). It is only one of several terms used in this way, such as אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless things”) and הֲבָלִים (havalim, “vanities” or “empty winds”).

[21:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “He acted very abominably by walking after the disgusting idols, according to all which the Amorites had done.”