1 Kings 11:40

11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ¹  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

1 Kings 18:28

18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, ²  mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. ³ 

1 Kings 22:11

22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”

1 Kings 22:27

22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water ⁴  until I safely return.”’” ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “but Jeroboam arose and ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt.”

² tn Or “as was their custom.”

³ tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”

sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

⁴ tn Heb “the bread of affliction and the water of affliction.”

⁵ tn Heb “come in peace.” So also in v. 28.