1 Raja-raja 4:3

4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. ¹ 

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records.

1 Raja-raja 4:2

4:2 These were his officials:

Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

1 Raja-raja 12:10

12:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam ²  had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ ³  Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! ⁴ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn Heb “were scribes”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “secretaries”; TEV, NLT “court secretaries.”

[12:10]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:10]  ³ tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”

[12:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger. As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.