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 2:7
2:7 “Treat fairly 4 the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs, 5 because they helped me 6 when I had to flee from your brother Absalom.
1 Kings 3:2
3:2 Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, 7 because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord. 8
1 Kings 3:11
3:11 God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, 9
1 Kings 8:15
8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled 10 what he promised 11 my father David.
1 Kings 9:11
9:11 King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre 12 twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.
1 Kings 11:9
11:9 The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance 13 away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions 14
1 Kings 14:16
14:16 He will hand Israel over to their enemies 15 because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”
1 Kings 15:30
15:30 This happened because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit. These sins angered the Lord God of Israel. 16
1 Kings 21:22
21:22 I will make your dynasty 17 like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.’ 18
1 Kings 22:48
22:48 Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships 19 to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.
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 “do loyalty with”; or “act faithfully toward.”
5 tn Heb “and let them be among the ones who eat [at] your table.”
6 tn Heb “drew near to.”
7 sn Offering sacrifices at the high places. The “high places” were places of worship that were naturally or artificially elevated.
8 tn Heb “for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor (thus the translation here, “to honor the Lord”). The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.
9 tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”
10 tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”
11 tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”
12 map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
13 tn Heb “bent his heart.”
14 sn These two occasions are mentioned in 1 Kgs 3:5 and 9:2.
15 tn Heb “and he will give [up] Israel.”
16 tn Heb “because of Jeroboam which he committed and which he made Israel commit, by his provocation by which he made the Lord God of Israel angry.”
17 tn Heb “house.”
18 tn Heb “because of the provocation by which you angered [me], and you caused Israel to sin.”
19 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.