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 8:6
8:6 The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned 4 place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.
1 Kings 13:26
13:26 When the old prophet who had invited him to his house heard the news, 5 he said, “It is the prophet 6 who rebelled against the Lord. 7 The Lord delivered him over to the lion and it ripped him up 8 and killed him, just as the Lord warned him.” 9
1 Kings 21:2
21:2 Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard so I can make a vegetable garden out of it, for it is adjacent to my palace. I will give you an even better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, 10 I will pay you silver for it.” 11
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 The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “and the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard.”
6 tn Heb “the man of God.”
7 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.”
8 tn Heb “broke him,” or “crushed him.”
9 tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke to him.”
10 tn Heb “if it is good in your eyes.”
11 tc The Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And it will be mine as a garden of herbs.”