1 Raja-raja 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed ¹  him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

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 15:5

15:5 He did this ⁴  because David had done what he approved ⁵  and had not disregarded any of his commandments ⁶  his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

¹ tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.

² tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

³ tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

⁴ tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”