1 Kings 2:8

2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, ¹  who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. ²  He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised ³  him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down ⁴  with the sword.’

1 Kings 4:13

4:13 Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

1 Kings 5:5

5:5 So I have decided ⁵  to build a temple to honor the Lord ⁶  my God, as the Lord instructed my father David, ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’ ⁷ 

1 Kings 7:14

7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ⁸  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ⁹  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

1 Kings 12:16

12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! ¹⁰  Return to your homes, O Israel! ¹¹  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ¹²  So Israel returned to their homes. ¹³ 

1 Kings 13:2

13:2 With the authority of the Lord ¹⁴  he cried out against the altar, “O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, ‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’” ¹⁵ 

1 Kings 14:5

14:5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so. ¹⁶  When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”

1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah

14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He ¹⁷  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, ¹⁸  the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. ¹⁹  His mother was an Ammonite woman ²⁰  named Naamah.

1 Kings 16:7

16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. ²¹  His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s. ²² 

1 Kings 22:8

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ²³  But I despise ²⁴  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ²⁵  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

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¹ tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”

² tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”

³ tn Or “swore an oath to.”

⁴ tn Heb “kill you.”

⁵ tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”

⁶ tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁷ tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name.

⁸ tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

⁹ tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

¹⁰ sn We have no portion in David; no share in the son of Jesse. Their point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

¹¹ tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

¹³ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “by the word of the Lord.”

¹⁵ sn ‘Look…you.’ For the fulfillment of this prophecy see 2 Kgs 23:15-20.

¹⁶ sn Tell her so-and-so. Certainly the Lord gave Ahijah a specific message to give to Jeroboam’s wife (see vv. 6-16), but the author of Kings here condenses the Lord’s message with the words “so-and-so.” For dramatic effect he prefers to have us hear the message from Ahijah’s lips as he speaks to the king’s wife.

¹⁷ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁹ tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

²⁰ tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.

²¹ tn Heb “and also through Jehu son of Hanani the word of the Lord came concerning [or “against”] Baasha and his house, and because of all the evil which he did in the eyes of the Lord.”

²² tn Heb “angering him by the work of his hands, so that he was like the house of Jeroboam, and because of how he struck it down.”

²³ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

²⁴ tn Or “hate.”

²⁵ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.