1 Raja-raja 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ¹  even when they covered him with blankets, ²  he could not get warm.

1 Raja-raja 1:15

1:15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. ³  (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)

1 Raja-raja 1:24

1:24 Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

1 Raja-raja 1:49

1:49 All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; ⁴  they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

1 Raja-raja 2:37

2:37 If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.” ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 5:15

5:15 Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers ⁶  and 80,000 stonecutters ⁷  in the hills,

1 Raja-raja 5:17

5:17 By royal order ⁸  they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

1 Raja-raja 6:10

6:10 He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high ⁹  and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

1 Raja-raja 7:47

7:47 Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze. ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹¹  she came to challenge ¹²  him with difficult questions. ¹³ 

1 Raja-raja 10:6

10:6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight ¹⁴  was true!

1 Raja-raja 10:8

10:8 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy! ¹⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 11:8

11:8 He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods. ¹⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 11:25

11:25 He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed ¹⁷  Israel and ruled over Syria.

1 Raja-raja 12:26

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ¹⁸  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ¹⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 13:17

13:17 For the Lord gave me strict orders, ²⁰  ‘Do not eat or drink ²¹  there; do not go back the way you came.’”

1 Raja-raja 13:23

13:23 When the prophet from Judah finished his meal, ²²  the old prophet saddled his visitor’s donkey for him. ²³ 

1 Raja-raja 16:22

16:22 Omri’s supporters were stronger than those who supported Tibni son of Ginath. Tibni died; Omri became king.

1 Raja-raja 17:9

17:9 “Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told ²⁴  a widow who lives there to provide for you.”

1 Raja-raja 17:24

17:24 The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a prophet and that the Lord really does speak through you.” ²⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 18:28

18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, ²⁶  mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. ²⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 18:46

18:46 Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; ²⁸  he tucked his robe into his belt ²⁹  and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

1 Raja-raja 22:16

22:16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in ³⁰  the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?”

1 Raja-raja 22:23

22:23 So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ² tn Or “garments.”

[1:15]  ³ tn Or “bedroom.”

[1:49]  ⁴ tn Or “were afraid, trembled.”

[2:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “your blood will be upon your head.”

[5:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “carriers of loads.”

[5:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “cutters” (probably of stones).

[5:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the king commanded.”

[6:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “five cubits.” This must refer to the height of each floor or room.

[7:47]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Solomon left all the items, due to their very great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

[10:1]  ¹² tn Or “test.”

[10:1]  ¹³ tn Or “riddles.”

[10:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”

[10:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “How happy are your men! How happy are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!”

[11:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and the same thing he did for all his foreign wives, [who] were burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.”

[11:25]  ¹⁷ tn The construction (Qal of קוּץ + בְּ [quts + bet] preposition) is rare, but not without parallel (see Lev 20:23).

[12:26]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “said in his heart.”

[12:26]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”

[13:17]  ²⁰ tn Heb “for a word to me by the word of the Lord.”

[13:17]  ²¹ tn Heb “eat food and drink water.”

[13:23]  ²² tn Heb “and after he had eaten food and after he had drunk.”

[13:23]  ²³ tn Heb “and he saddled for him the donkey, for the prophet whom he had brought back.”

[17:9]  ²⁴ tn Heb “Look, I have commanded.”

[17:24]  ²⁵ tn Heb “you are a man of God and the word of the Lord is truly in your mouth.”

[17:24]  sn This episode is especially significant in light of Ahab’s decision to promote Baal worship in Israel. In Canaanite mythology the drought that swept over the region (v. 1) would signal that Baal, a fertility god responsible for providing food for his subjects, had been defeated by the god of death and was imprisoned in the underworld. While Baal was overcome by death and unable to function like a king, Israel’s God demonstrated his sovereignty and superiority to death by providing food for a widow and restoring life to her son. And he did it all in Sidonian territory, Baal’s back yard, as it were. The episode demonstrates that Israel’s God, not Baal, is the true king who provides food and controls life and death. This polemic against Baalism reaches its climax in the next chapter, when the Lord proves that he, not Baal, controls the elements of the storm and determines when the rains will fall.

[18:28]  ²⁶ tn Or “as was their custom.”

[18:28]  ²⁷ tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”

[18:28]  sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

[18:46]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord was on Elijah.”

[18:46]  ²⁹ 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).

[22:16]  ³⁰ tn Or “swear an oath by.”