1 Raja-raja 13:3

13:3 That day he also announced ¹  a sign, “This is the sign the Lord has predetermined: ²  The altar will be split open and the ashes ³  on it will fall to the ground.” ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 18:24

18:24 Then you ⁵  will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.” ⁶  All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.” ⁷ 

1 Raja-raja 20:14

20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” ⁸  He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab ⁹  asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Raja-raja 20:16

20:16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily ¹⁰  in their quarters. ¹¹ 

[13:3]  ¹ tn Heb “gave.”

[13:3]  ² tn Heb “spoken.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “the fat.” Reference is made to burnt wood mixed with fat. See HALOT 234 s.v. דשׁן.

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be poured out.”

[18:24]  ⁵ tn Elijah now directly addresses the prophets.

[18:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “the God.”

[18:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “The matter [i.e., proposal] is good [i.e., acceptable].”

[20:14]  ⁸ tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “drinking and drunken.”

[20:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.