1 Raja-raja 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ²  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

1 Raja-raja 20:22

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ³  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ⁴  Determine ⁵  what you must do, for in the spring ⁶  the king of Syria will attack ⁷  you.”

[12:28]  ¹ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ² tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[20:22]  ³ tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “go up against.”