1 Kings 1:48
1:48 and said 1 this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because 2 today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” 3
1 Kings 12:7
12:7 They said to him, “Today if you show a willingness to help these people and grant their request, they will be your servants from this time forward.” 4
1 Kings 18:15
18:15 But Elijah said, “As certainly as the Lord who rules over all 5 lives (whom I serve), 6 I will make an appearance before him today.”
1 tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”
2 tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.
3 tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”
4 tn Heb “If today you are a servant to these people and you serve them and answer them and speak to them good words, they will be your servants all the days.”
5 tn Traditionally, “the Lord of Hosts.”
6 tn Heb “(before whom I stand).”