1 Kings 1:43

1:43 Jonathan replied¹ to Adonijah: “No!² Our master³ King David has made Solomon king.

1 Kings 18:8

18:8 He replied, “Yes,⁴ go and say to your master, ‘Elijah is back.’”⁵

18:11 Now you say, ‘Go and say to your master, “Elijah is back.”’⁶

¹tn Heb “answered and said.”

²tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

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

⁴tn Heb “[It is] I.”

⁵tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”

⁶tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”