1 Kings 2:26
Context2:26 The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property 1 in Anathoth. You deserve to die, 2 but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.” 3
1 Kings 19:10
Context19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 4 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 5 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 6 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 7
1 Kings 19:14
Context19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 8 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 9 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 10 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 11
1 tn Or “field.”
2 tn Heb “you are a man of death.”
3 tn Heb “and because you suffered through all which my father suffered.”
4 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
5 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
6 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
7 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
8 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
9 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
10 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
11 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”