Discovery Box1 Kings 1:25 
Context1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment 1 they are having a feast 2 in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 3
1 Kings 2:4
Context2:4 and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, 4 ‘If your descendants watch their step 5 and live faithfully in my presence 6 with all their heart and being, 7 then,’ he promised, 8 ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 9
1 Kings 2:8
Context2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, 10 who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. 11 He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised 12 him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down 13 with the sword.’
1 Kings 3:26
Context3:26 The real mother 14 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 15 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 16 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
1 Kings 5:5-6
Context5:5 So I have decided 17 to build a temple to honor the Lord 18 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.’ 19 5:6 So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.”
1 Kings 6:6
Context6:6 The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet 20 wide, the middle floor nine feet 21 wide, and the third floor ten and a half 22 feet wide. He made ledges 23 on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls. 24
1 Kings 12:10
Context12:10 The young advisers with whom Rehoboam 25 had grown up said to him, “Say this to these people who have said to you, ‘Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.’ 26 Say this to them: ‘I am a lot harsher than my father! 27
1 Kings 12:16
Context12:16 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! 28 Return to your homes, O Israel! 29 Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” 30 So Israel returned to their homes. 31
1 Kings 12:24
Context12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 32 They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 33
1 Kings 18:36
Context18:36 When it was time for the evening offering, 34 Elijah the prophet approached the altar 35 and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove 36 today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
1 Kings 20:31
Context20:31 His advisers 37 said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. 38 Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads 39 and surrender 40 to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”
1 tn Heb “look.”
2 tn Heb “eating and drinking.”
3 tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”
4 tn Heb “then the
5 tn Heb “guard their way.”
6 tn Heb “by walking before me in faithfulness.”
7 tn Or “soul.”
8 tn Heb “saying.”
9 tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from upon the throne of Israel.”
10 tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”
11 tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”
12 tn Or “swore an oath to.”
13 tn Heb “kill you.”
14 tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”
15 tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
16 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.
17 tn Heb “Look, I am saying.”
18 tn Heb “a house for the name of the
19 tn Heb “a house for my name.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the
20 tn Heb “five cubits.”
21 tn Heb “six cubits.”
22 tn Heb “seven cubits.”
23 tn Or “offsets” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “offset ledges.”
24 tn Heb “so that [the beams] would not have a hold in the walls of the temple.”
25 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 tn Heb “Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter upon us.”
27 tn Heb “My little one is thicker than my father’s hips.” The referent of “my little one” is not clear. The traditional view is that it refers to the little finger. As the following statement makes clear, Rehoboam’s point is that he is more harsh and demanding than his father.
28 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.
29 tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
30 tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”
31 tn Heb “went to their tents.”
32 tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”
33 tn Heb “and they heard the word of the
34 tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”
35 tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
36 tn Heb “let it be known.”
37 tn Or “servants.”
38 tn Or “merciful.” The word used here often means “devoted” or “loyal.” Perhaps the idea is that the Israelite kings are willing to make treaties with other kings.
39 sn Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.
40 tn Heb “go out.”
