1 Raja-raja 13:6

13:6 The king pled with ¹  the prophet, ²  “Seek the favor of ³  the Lord your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored.” So the prophet sought the Lord’s favor ⁴  and the king’s hand was restored to its former condition. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 13:33

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ⁶  he continued to appoint common people ⁷  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 18:34

18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, ⁹  he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time.

[13:6]  ¹ tn Heb “The king answered and said to.”

[13:6]  ² tn Heb “the man of God” (a second time later in this verse, and once in v. 7 and v. 8).

[13:6]  ³ tn Heb “appease the face of.”

[13:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

[13:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was as in the beginning.”

[13:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ⁷ sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”

[18:34]  ⁹ tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.