1 Kings 1:23

1:23 The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.¹

1 Kings 1:33

1:33 and he² told them, “Take your master’s³ servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.⁴

1:53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down⁵ from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.”⁶

2:36 Next the king summoned⁷ Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem⁸ and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere!⁹

2:39 Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.”

8:18 The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.¹⁰

13:13 He then told his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

17:9 “Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told¹¹ a widow who lives there to provide for you.”

17:15 She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.¹²

18:30 Elijah then told all the people, “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down.¹³

18:41 Then Elijah told Ahab, “Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard.”¹⁴

Elijah Runs for His Life

19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

¹tn Heb “ground.” Since this was indoors, “floor” is more appropriate than “ground.”

²tn Heb “the king.”

³tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁴tn Heb “mount Solomon my son on the mule that belongs to me and take him down to Gihon.”

⁵tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”

⁶tn Heb “Go to your house.”

⁷tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

⁸map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

¹⁰tn Heb “Because it was with your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was with your heart.”

¹¹tn Heb “Look, I have commanded.”

¹²tn Heb “and she ate, she and he and her house [for] days.”

¹³sn Torn down. The condition of the altar symbolizes the spiritual state of the people.

¹⁴tn Heb “for [there is] the sound of the roar of the rain.”