1 Raja-raja 1:13

1:13 Visit ¹  King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ²  your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Raja-raja 2:15

2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ³  was mine and all Israel considered me king. ⁴  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 2:22

2:22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? ⁶  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 3:26

3:26 The real mother ⁷  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ⁸  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ⁹  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Raja-raja 8:15

8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ¹⁰  what he promised ¹¹  my father David.

1 Raja-raja 8:47

8:47 When your people ¹²  come to their senses ¹³  in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinned and gone astray; ¹⁴  we have done evil.’

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! ¹⁵  Your wisdom and wealth ¹⁶  surpass what was reported to me.

1 Raja-raja 12:10

12:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam ¹⁷  had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ ¹⁸  Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! ¹⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ²⁰  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ²¹  “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 22:15

22:15 When he came before the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him, “Attack! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king.” ²² 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

[1:13]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Or “kingship.”

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

[2:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “for Adonijah.”

[3:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”

[3:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”

[3:26]  ⁹ tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.

[8:15]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[8:47]  ¹² tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:47]  ¹³ tn Or “stop and reflect”; Heb “bring back to their heart.”

[8:47]  ¹⁴ tn Or “done wrong.”

[10:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”

[10:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “good.”

[12:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”

[12:10]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger. As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.

[12:28]  ²⁰ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ²¹ tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[22:15]  ²² sn “Attack! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king.” One does not expect Micaiah, having just vowed to speak only what the Lord tells him, to agree with the other prophets and give the king an inaccurate prophecy. Micaiah’s actions became understandable later, when it is revealed that the Lord desires to deceive the king and lead him to his demise. The Lord even dispatches a lying spirit to deceive Ahab’s prophets. Micaiah can lie to the king because he realizes this lie is from the Lord. It is important to note that in v. 14 Micaiah only vows to speak the word of the Lord; he does not necessarily say he will tell the truth. In this case the Lord’s word itself is deceptive. Only when the king adjures him to tell the truth (v. 16), does Micaiah do so.