Discovery Box1 Kings 1:35 
Context1:35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed 1 that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
1 Kings 11:34
Context11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.
1 Kings 16:2
Context16:2 “I raised you up 2 from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps 3 and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. 4
1 tn Or “commanded.”
2 tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”
4 tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”
