1 Kings 11:12

11:12 However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

1 Kings 12:6

12:6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served ¹  his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them, ²  “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

1 Kings 18:5

18:5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas ³  so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill ⁴  some of the animals.”

1 Kings 20:32

20:32 So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant ⁵  Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’” Ahab ⁶  replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 21:15

21:15 When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she ⁸  said to Ahab, “Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s dead.”

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¹ tn Heb “stood before.”

² tn Heb “saying.”

³ tn Heb “grass.”

⁴ tn Heb “to cut off.”

⁵ sn Your servant. By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ sn He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.

⁸ tn Heb “Jezebel”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“she”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.