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 8:54

8:54 When Solomon finished presenting all these prayers and requests to the Lord, he got up from before the altar of the Lord where he had kneeled and spread out his hands toward the sky.²

1 Kings 8:63

8:63 Solomon offered as peace offerings³ to the Lord 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 8:66

8:66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started,⁴ he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king⁵ and then went to their homes, happy and content⁶ because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

1 Kings 15:5

15:5 He did this⁷ because David had done what he approved⁸ and had not disregarded any of his commandments⁹ his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 20:13-14

The Lord Delivers Israel

20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army?¹⁰ Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’” 20:14 Ahab asked, “By whom will this be accomplished?”¹¹ He answered, “This is what the Lord says, ‘By the servants of the district governors.’” Ahab¹² asked, “Who will launch the attack?” He answered, “You will.”

1 Kings 20:42

20:42 The prophet¹³ then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’”¹⁴

1 Kings 22:19

22:19 Micaiah¹⁵ said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.

¹tn Heb “house.”

²tn Or “toward heaven.”

³tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

⁴tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).

⁵tn Heb “they blessed the king.”

⁶tn Heb “good of heart.”

⁷tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁹tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”

¹⁰tn Heb “this great horde.”

¹¹tn The words “will this be accomplished” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹²tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”

¹⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.