1 Kings 1:9
1:9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, 1 as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.
1 Kings 1:47
1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate 2 our master 3 King David, saying, ‘May your God 4 make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ 5 Then the king leaned 6 on the bed
1 Kings 3:15
3:15 Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. 7 He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, 8 and held a feast for all his servants.
1 Kings 8:23
8:23 He prayed: 9 “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty 10 to your servants who obey you with sincerity. 11
1 Kings 8:28
8:28 But respond favorably to 12 your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O Lord my God. Answer 13 the desperate prayer 14 your servant is presenting to you 15 today.
1 Kings 8:36
8:36 then listen from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Certainly 16 you will then teach them the right way to live 17 and send rain on your land that you have given your people to possess. 18
1 Kings 10:5
10:5 the food in his banquet hall, 19 his servants and attendants, 20 their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. 21
1 Kings 20:12
20:12 When Ben Hadad received this reply, 22 he and the other kings were drinking in their quarters. 23 He ordered his servants, “Get ready to attack!” So they got ready to attack the city.
1 Kings 20:14
20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?” 24 He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab 25 asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”
1 Kings 22:3
22:3 The king of Israel said to his servants, “Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria.” 26
1 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.
2 tn Heb “to bless.”
3 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
4 tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”
5 tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.
6 tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”
7 tn Heb “and look, a dream.”
8 tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”
9 tn Heb “said.”
10 tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.
11 tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”
12 tn Heb “turn to.”
13 tn Heb “by listening to.”
14 tn Heb “the loud cry and the prayer.”
15 tn Heb “praying before you.”
16 tn The translation understands כִּי (ki) in an emphatic or asseverative sense.
17 tn Heb “the good way in which they should walk.”
18 tn Or “for an inheritance.”
19 tn Heb “the food on his table.”
20 tn Heb “the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants.”
21 tn Heb “there was no breath still in her.”
22 tn Heb “When he heard this word.”
23 tn Heb “in the temporary shelters.” This is probably referring to tents.
24 tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
25 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 tn Heb “Do you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, and we hesitate to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course, you must know!”