1 Raja-raja 11:15

11:15 During David’s campaign against Edom, ¹  Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

1 Raja-raja 12:23-27

12:23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people, 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.”’” ²  They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. ³ 

Jeroboam Makes Golden Calves

12:25 ⁴ Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel. 12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ⁵  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ⁶  12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, ⁷  their loyalty could shift to their former master, ⁸  King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”

1 Raja-raja 13:10

13:10 So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

[11:15]  ¹ tn Heb “when David was [fighting (?)] with Edom.”

[12:24]  ² tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”

[12:24]  ³ tn Heb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”

[12:25]  ⁴ tc The Old Greek translation has here a lengthy section consisting of twenty-three verses that are not found in the MT.

[12:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “said in his heart.”

[12:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”

[12:27]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[12:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”