1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then 1  a prophet 2  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, 3  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Kings 14:14

14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. 4  It is ready to happen! 5 

1 Kings 16:3

16:3 So I am ready to burn up 6  Baasha and his family, and make your family 7  like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1 tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

2 tn Heb “the man of God.”

3 tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

4 tn Heb “house.”

5 tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.

6 tn The traditional view understands the verb בָּעַר (ba’ar) to mean “burn.” However, an alternate view takes בָּעַר (ba’ar) as a homonym meaning “sweep away” (HALOT 146 s.v. II בער). In this case one might translate, “I am ready to sweep away Baasha and his family.” Either metaphor emphasizes the thorough and destructive nature of the coming judgment.

7 tc The Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and some mss of the Targum have here “his house.”