1 Raja-raja 18:45-46

18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward ¹  Jezreel. 18:46 Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; ²  he tucked his robe into his belt ³  and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

1 Raja-raja 21:1

Ahab Murders Naboth

21:1 After this the following episode took place. ⁴  Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel adjacent to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 21:23

21:23 The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall ⁶  of Jezreel.’

[18:45]  ¹ tn Heb “rode and went to.”

[18:46]  ² tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord was on Elijah.”

[18:46]  ³ tn Heb “and girded up his loins.” The idea is that of gathering up the robes and tucking them into the sash or belt so that they do not get in the way of the legs when running (or working or fighting).

[21:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “after these things.” The words “the following episode took place” are added for stylistic reasons.

[21:1]  ⁵ sn King Ahab of Samaria. Samaria, as the capital of the northern kingdom, here stands for the nation of Israel.

[21:1]  map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[21:23]  ⁶ tc A few Hebrew mss and some ancient versions agree with 2 Kgs 9:10, 36, which reads, “the plot [of ground] at Jezreel.” The Hebrew words translated “outer wall” (חֵל, khel, defectively written here!) and “plot [of ground]” (חֵלֶק, kheleq) are spelled similarly.