Discovery Box1 Kings 1:47 
Context1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate 1 our master 2 King David, saying, ‘May your God 3 make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ 4 Then the king leaned 5 on the bed
1 Kings 13:26
Context13:26 When the old prophet who had invited him to his house heard the news, 6 he said, “It is the prophet 7 who rebelled against the Lord. 8 The Lord delivered him over to the lion and it ripped him up 9 and killed him, just as the Lord warned him.” 10
1 Kings 19:14
Context19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 11 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 12 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 13 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 14
1 tn Heb “to bless.”
2 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
3 tc Many Hebrew
4 tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.
5 tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”
6 tn Heb “and the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard.”
7 tn Heb “the man of God.”
8 tn Heb “the mouth of the
9 tn Heb “broke him,” or “crushed him.”
10 tn Heb “according to the word of the
11 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
12 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
13 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
14 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
