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1 Kings 13:14

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13:14 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

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14:14 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

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20:11 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

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22:38 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 Lord which he spoke.”



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