1 Kings 3:26
3:26 The real mother 1 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 2 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 3 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
1 Kings 11:38
11:38 You must obey 4 all I command you to do, follow my instructions, 5 do what I approve, 6 and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; 7 I will give you Israel.
1 Kings 20:9
20:9 So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Say this to my master, the king, ‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” 8 So the messengers went back and gave their report.
1 Kings 21:6
21:6 He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’” 9
1 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
2 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
3 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.
4 tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.
5 tn Heb “walk in my ways.”
6 tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”
7 tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”
8 tn Heb “all which you sent to your servant in the beginning I will do, but this thing I am unable to do.”
9 tn Heb “While I was talking…, I said…, he said….” Ahab’s explanation is one lengthy sentence in the Hebrew text, which is divided in the English translation for stylistic reasons.