Discovery Box1 Kings 8:33 
Context8:33 “The time will come when 1 your people Israel are defeated by an enemy 2 because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, 3 and pray for your help 4 in this temple,
1 Kings 21:20
Context21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, 5 “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah 6 replied, “I have found you, because you are committed 7 to doing evil in the sight of 8 the Lord.
1 tn Heb “when.” In the Hebrew text vv. 33-34 actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided into two sentences for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Or “are struck down before an enemy.”
3 tn Heb “confess [or perhaps, “praise”] your name.”
4 tn Heb “and they pray and ask for help.”
5 tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”
8 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
