1 Kings 13:14
Context13:14 and took off after the prophet, 1 whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet 2 from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”
1 Kings 14:14
Context14:14 The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. 3 It is ready to happen! 4
1 Kings 20:11
Context20:11 The king of Israel replied, “Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.” 5
1 Kings 22:38
Context22:38 They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria (this was where the prostitutes bathed); 6 dogs licked his blood, just as the Lord had said would happen. 7
1 tn Heb “the man of God.”
2 tn Heb “the man of God.”
3 tn Heb “house.”
4 tn Heb “This is the day. What also now?” The precise meaning of the second half of the statement is uncertain.
5 sn The point of the saying is that someone who is still preparing for a battle should not boast as if he has already won the battle. A modern parallel would be, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”
6 tn Heb “now the prostitutes bathed.”
7 tn Heb “according to the word of the