1 Kings 2:15
2:15 He said, “You know that the kingdom 1 was mine and all Israel considered me king. 2 But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. 3
1 Kings 8:59
8:59 May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, 4 so that he might vindicate 5 his servant and his people Israel as the need arises.
1 tn Or “kingship.”
2 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”
3 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”
4 tn Heb “May these words of mine, which I have requested before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night.”
5 tn Heb “accomplish the justice of.”