1 Raja-raja 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started, ¹  he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king ²  and then went to their homes, happy and content ³  because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

1 Raja-raja 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal ⁴  to the Lord, the sovereign God, ⁵  even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, ⁶  torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” ⁷ 

[8:66]  ¹ tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

[8:66]  ² tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

[8:66]  ³ tn Heb “good of heart.”

[19:10]  ⁴ tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

[19:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”