1 Raja-raja 18:17-18

18:17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he ¹  said to him, “Is it really you, the one who brings disaster ²  on Israel?” 18:18 Elijah ³  replied, “I have not brought disaster ⁴  on Israel. But you and your father’s dynasty have, by abandoning the Lord’s commandments and following the Baals.

1 Raja-raja 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ⁵  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ⁶  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁷  to doing evil in the sight of ⁸  the Lord.

1 Raja-raja 22:8

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁹  But I despise ¹⁰  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹¹  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

[18:17]  ¹ tn Heb “Ahab.”

[18:17]  ² tn Or “trouble.”

[18:18]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:18]  ⁴ tn Or “trouble.”

[21:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[21:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ¹⁰ tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ¹¹ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.