1 Kings 11:11

11:11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, 1  I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

1 Kings 14:8

14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve. 2 

1 Kings 20:40

20:40 Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him, “Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.” 3 

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, 4  “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah 5  replied, “I have found you, because you are committed 6  to doing evil in the sight of 7  the Lord.

1 tn Heb “Because this is with you, and you have not kept my covenant and my rules which I commanded you.”

2 tn Heb “what was right in my eyes.”

3 tn Heb “so [i.e., in accordance with his testimony] is your judgment, you have determined [it].”

4 tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

7 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”