1 Raja-raja 1:48

1:48 and said ¹  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ²  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ³ 

1 Raja-raja 11:13

11:13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave ⁴  your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

1 Raja-raja 12:23

12:23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people,

1 Raja-raja 20:20

20:20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; ⁵  the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.

[1:48]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ² tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ³ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[11:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “give.”

[20:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “each struck down his man.”