1 Kings 12:27
12:27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, 1 their loyalty could shift to their former master, 2 King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”
1 Kings 15:20
15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. 3 They conquered 4 Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. 5
1 Kings 20:33
20:33 The men took this as a good omen and quickly accepted his offer, saying, “Ben Hadad is your brother.” Ahab 6 then said, “Go, get him.” So Ben Hadad came out to him, and Ahab pulled him up into his chariot.
1 Kings 22:43
22:43 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. 7 (22:44) 8 However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn Heb “the heart of these people could return to their master.”
3 tn Heb “and Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of the armies which belonged to him against the cities of Israel.”
4 tn Heb “he struck down.”
5 tn Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “he walked in all the way of Asa his father and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”
8 sn Beginning with 22:43b, the verse numbers through 22:53 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), because 22:43b in the English Bible = 22:44 in the Hebrew text. The remaining verses in the chapter differ by one, with 22:44-53 ET = 22:45-54 HT.