1 Kings 1:53

1:53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down ¹  from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.” ² 

1 Kings 9:27

9:27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men. ³ 

1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then ⁴  a prophet ⁵  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ⁶  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 20:5

20:5 The messengers came again and said, “This is what Ben Hadad says, ‘I sent this message to you, “You must give me your silver, gold, wives, and sons.”

1 Kings 20:17

20:17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 21:11

21:11 The men of the ⁸  city, the leaders ⁹  and the nobles who lived there, ¹⁰  followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”

² tn Heb “Go to your house.”

³ tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”

⁴ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

⁵ tn Heb “the man of God.”

⁶ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

⁷ map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

⁸ tn Heb “his.”

⁹ tn Heb “elders.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and the nobles who were living in his city.”

¹¹ tn Heb “did as Jezebel sent to them, just as was written in the scrolls which she sent to them.”