1 Kings 2:26

2:26 The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property¹ in Anathoth. You deserve to die,² but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.”³

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal⁴ to the Lord, the sovereign God,⁵ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,⁶ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”⁷

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal⁸ to the Lord, the sovereign God,⁹ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,¹⁰ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”¹¹

¹tn Or “field.”

²tn Heb “you are a man of death.”

³tn Heb “and because you suffered through all which my father suffered.”

⁴tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁵tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁶tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

⁷tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁸tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁹tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

¹⁰tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

¹¹tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”