1 Raja-raja 1:3

1:3 So they looked through all Israel ¹  for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1 Raja-raja 14:31

14:31 Rehoboam passed away ²  and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah ³  replaced him as king.

1 Raja-raja 19:8

19:8 So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

1 Raja-raja 19:13

19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden ⁴  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Raja-raja 20:1

Ben Hadad Invades Israel

20:1 Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria ⁵  and besieged and attacked it. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 20:17

20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” ⁷ 

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “through all the territory of Israel.”

[14:31]  ² tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[14:31]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text the name is spelled “Abijam” here and in 1 Kgs 15:1-8.

[19:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “look.”

[20:1]  ⁵ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[20:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.”

[20:17]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.