1 Raja-raja 1:29

1:29 The king swore an oath: “As certainly as the Lord lives (he who has rescued me ¹  from every danger),

1 Raja-raja 12:11

12:11 My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. ²  My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’” ³ 

1 Raja-raja 12:15

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events ⁴  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ⁵  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Raja-raja 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, ⁶  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah ⁷  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed ⁸  to doing evil in the sight of ⁹  the Lord.

[1:29]  ¹ tn Or “ransomed my life.”

[12:11]  ² tn Heb “and now my father placed upon you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke.”

[12:11]  ³ tn Heb “My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.” “Scorpions” might allude to some type of torture using poisonous insects, but more likely it refers to a type of whip that inflicts an especially biting, painful wound. Cf. CEV “whips with pieces of sharp metal.”

[12:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

[12:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

[21:20]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

[21:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”