1 Raja-raja 1:44

1:44 The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king’s mule.

1 Raja-raja 2:7

2:7 “Treat fairly ¹  the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, ²  because they helped me ³  when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.

1 Raja-raja 2:22

2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? ⁴  Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

1 Raja-raja 2:31

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ⁵  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 3:1

The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom

3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David ⁷  until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. ⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 8:44

8:44 “When you direct your people to march out and fight their enemies, ⁹  and they direct their prayers to the Lord ¹⁰  toward his chosen city and this temple I built for your honor, ¹¹ 

1 Raja-raja 8:46

8:46 “The time will come when your people ¹²  will sin against you (for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, ¹³  whether far away or close by.

1 Raja-raja 9:16

9:16 (Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)

1 Raja-raja 10:7

10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! ¹⁴  Your wisdom and wealth ¹⁵  surpass what was reported to me.

1 Raja-raja 10:13

10:13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. ¹⁶  Then she left and returned ¹⁷  to her homeland with her attendants.

1 Raja-raja 10:29

10:29 They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria. ¹⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹⁹  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ²⁰  “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 13:18

13:18 The old prophet then said, ²¹  “I too am a prophet like you. An angel told me with the Lord’s authority, ²²  ‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat and drink.’” ²³  But he was lying to him. ²⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 14:5

14:5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so. ²⁵  When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”

1 Raja-raja 14:8

14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. ²⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 15:23

15:23 The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. ²⁷  Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease. ²⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 17:13

17:13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. ²⁹  But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.

1 Raja-raja 18:21

18:21 Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? ³⁰  If the Lord is the true God, ³¹  then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.

1 Raja-raja 20:27

20:27 When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks ³²  of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

1 Raja-raja 20:29

20:29 The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

1 Raja-raja 20:31-32

20:31 His advisers ³³  said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. ³⁴  Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads ³⁵  and surrender ³⁶  to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.” 20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ³⁷  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ³⁸  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ³⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 20:39

20:39 When the king passed by, he called out to the king, “Your servant went out into the heat ⁴⁰  of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner. ⁴¹  He told me, ‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason, ⁴²  you will pay with your life or with a talent ⁴³  of silver.’ ⁴⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 21:2

21:2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, ⁴⁵  I will pay you silver for it.” ⁴⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 21:10

21:10 Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

[2:7]  ¹ tn Heb “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”

[2:7]  ² tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “drew near to.”

[2:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “for Adonijah.”

[2:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[2:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

[3:1]  ⁷ sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[3:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[8:44]  ⁹ tn Heb “When your people go out for battle against their enemies in the way which you send them.”

[8:44]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps “to you, O Lord.” See 2 Chr 6:34.

[8:44]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your name.” See the note on the word “reputation” in v. 41.

[8:46]  ¹² tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:46]  ¹³ tn Heb “the land of the enemy.”

[10:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

[10:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “good.”

[10:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “besides what he had given her according to the hand of King Solomon.”

[10:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “turned and went.”

[10:29]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and a chariot went up and came out of Egypt for six hundred silver [pieces], and a horse for one hundred fifty, and in the same way to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram by their hand they brought out.”

[12:28]  ¹⁹ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[13:18]  ²¹ tn Heb “and he said to him.”

[13:18]  ²² tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

[13:18]  ²³ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:18]  ²⁴ tn Or “deceiving him.”

[13:18]  sn He was lying to him. The motives and actions of the old prophet are difficult to understand. The old man’s response to the prophet’s death (see vv. 26-32) suggests he did not trick him with malicious intent. The old prophet probably wanted the honor of entertaining such a celebrity, or perhaps simply desired some social interaction with a fellow prophet.

[14:5]  ²⁵ sn Tell her so-and-so. Certainly the Lord gave Ahijah a specific message to give to Jeroboam’s wife (see vv. 6-16), but the author of Kings here condenses the Lord’s message with the words “so-and-so.” For dramatic effect he prefers to have us hear the message from Ahijah’s lips as he speaks to the king’s wife.

[14:8]  ²⁶ tn Heb “what was right in my eyes.”

[15:23]  ²⁷ tn Heb “As for the rest of all the events of Asa, and all his strength and all which he did and the cities which he built, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”

[15:23]  ²⁸ tn Heb “Yet in the time of his old age he became sick in his feet.”

[17:13]  ²⁹ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[18:21]  ³⁰ tn Heb “How long are you going to limp around on two crutches?” (see HALOT 762 s.v. סְעִפִּים). In context this idiomatic expression refers to indecision rather than physical disability.

[18:21]  ³¹ tn Heb “the God.”

[20:27]  ³² tn The noun translated “small flocks” occurs only here. The common interpretation derives the word from the verbal root חשׂף, “to strip off; to make bare.” In this case the noun refers to something “stripped off” or “made bare.” HALOT 359 s.v. II חשׂף derives the noun from a proposed homonymic verbal root (which occurs only in Ps 29:9) meaning “cause a premature birth.” In this case the derived noun could refer to goats that are undersized because they are born prematurely.

[20:31]  ³³ tn Or “servants.”

[20:31]  ³⁴ tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.

[20:31]  ³⁵ sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.

[20:31]  ³⁶ tn Heb “go out.”

[20:32]  ³⁷ sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

[20:32]  ³⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:32]  ³⁹ sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

[20:39]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “middle.”

[20:39]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “man” (also a second time later in this verse).

[20:39]  ⁴² tn Heb “if being missed, he is missed.” The emphatic infinitive absolute before the finite verbal form lends solemnity to the warning.

[20:39]  ⁴³ tn The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 75 pounds of silver.

[20:39]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “your life will be in place of his life, or a unit of silver you will pay.”

[21:2]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”

[21:2]  ⁴⁶ tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”