1 Raja-raja 12:15

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events ¹  so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made ²  through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 Raja-raja 20:10

20:10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely ³  if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.” ⁴ 

[12:15]  ¹ tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

[12:15]  ² tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

[20:10]  ³ tn Heb “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add.”

[20:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “if the dirt of Samaria suffices for the handfuls of all the people who are at my feet.”