1 Kings 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty¹ for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

1 Kings 10:5

10:5 the food in his banquet hall,² his servants and attendants,³ their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed.⁴

1 Kings 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports⁵ for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments⁶ for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.⁷)

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,⁸ “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah⁹ replied, “I have found you, because you are committed¹⁰ to doing evil in the sight of¹¹ the Lord.

¹tn Heb “house.”

²tn Heb “the food on his table.”

³tn Heb “the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants.”

⁴tn Heb “there was no breath still in her.”

⁵tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

⁶tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

⁷tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

⁸tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

¹¹tn Heb “in the eyes of.”