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On the Hebrew text. The Hebrew follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition, as represented by standard diplomatic editions in their main wording; distinctively copyrighted critical apparatus is not reproduced. Versification follows the MT.

The Book of 1 Kings (MT) — Interlinear Summary

A consolidated companion to the Masoretic-Text 1 Kings data set: each chapter rendered as a six-tier Hebrew reverse-interlinear (Hebrew · gloss · parsing · syntax · semantic force · lexical note), with per-verse discourse analysis and a chapter argument-outline.

This document gathers, for each annotated chapter, the theme, the argument outline, and the textual / exegetical note (the text_note of each file, with the shared critical-text preface removed since it is stated once above). Solomon's glory, the temple, the divided monarchy, and Elijah against apostasy. The Hebrew follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition (Westminster Leningrad Codex / OSHB); distinctively copyrighted apparatus is not reproduced, and Hebrew (MT) versification is used throughout.

Scope. 22 chapters · 817 verses · 13,186 annotated words.

1 Kings

1 Kings 1 — מלכים א 1

Theme. The weakness at the end of David's life turns immediately into a succession crisis that will determine the future of the kingdom. The opening scene is intentionally intimate and almost humiliating: David is old, his body cannot be warmed, and the court responds by finding Abishag the Shunammite to attend him. This is not incidental background. The narrative wants the reader to feel that royal vitality has ebbed and that the center of the kingdom is now vulnerable to action by others. Into that weakened court steps Adonijah, who exalts himself with chariot, horsemen, and runners in a way that deliberately recalls Absalom's performative ambition. The narrative connects his self-promotion not only to personal pride, but also to David's earlier failures as a father. Adonijah has been unchallenged, handsome, and politically placed. With Joab and Abiathar behind him, and with a sacrificial feast staged to gather key supporters, his claim is substantial enough to threaten lives as well as protocol. What answers that threat is not accidental drift toward the right heir, but a coordinated restoration of sworn order. Nathan and Bathsheba act because silence will make Solomon and his mother offenders once David dies. Their intervention drives the question back to David's oath and then outward into public action. David's response is therefore decisive and richly symbolic: Solomon is placed on the king's own mule, brought to Gihon, anointed by priest and prophet, acclaimed by trumpet and people, and seated on the throne in David's place. The narrative carefully contrasts this open, sanctioned enthronement with Adonijah's selective banquet. One kingship is seized by self-exaltation and curated guest list; the other is established through oath, anointing, public proclamation, and divine thanksgiving. Yet the ending is not sheer bloodshed. Adonijah clings to the altar, and Solomon grants him conditional mercy. It introduces the book's larger concerns all at once: the fragility of dynastic transition, the interaction of prophetic word and royal legitimacy, the danger of ambition in David's house, and the kind of kingship that must distinguish between rebellion and mercy.

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Textual note. The narrative unfolds in five movements: David's frailty and the introduction of Abishag (vv. 1-4); Adonijah's self-exaltation and feast (vv. 5-10); Nathan and Bathsheba's coordinated appeal to David (vv. 11-27); David's renewed oath and Solomon's installation at Gihon (vv. 28-40); and the collapse of Adonijah's bid together with Solomon's conditional mercy (vv. 41-53). The opening verses should be translated with restraint and clarity. David's inability to grow warm is the point, and verse 4's statement that the king did not know Abishag should remain explicit, because it shapes how later references to her will be heard and keeps the present scene from being wrongly romanticized. Verses 5-10 deliberately echo earlier Davidic-house patterns and should preserve that force. Adonijah's "I will reign," his chariot and runners, and the note that David had never grieved him by asking why he acted so should all remain sharp. The narrative is connecting present usurpation with older paternal indulgence and with Absalom-like royal theater. Verse 9's sacrificial feast should not be treated as innocent celebration, because the selective invitation list is one of the narrative's clearest political signals. Verse 10 is equally decisive in naming who is absent: Nathan, Benaiah, David's mighty men, and Solomon. Verses 11-27 form a tightly coordinated rhetorical intervention. Bathsheba and Nathan do not simply repeat the same words; they reinforce each other with oath, danger, and public consequence. Verse 13 should preserve the weight of David's sworn promise regarding Solomon. Verse 21's warning that Bathsheba and Solomon will be "offenders" or effectively exposed as criminal rivals after David's death should also remain blunt, because it reveals the mortal stakes of ancient succession. Nathan's question in verse 27 is similarly important: if Adonijah's kingship truly came from David, why was it not made known to the loyal servants who should have been part of the transition? Verses 28-40 are rich in legitimating signs and should be translated with public ceremonial clarity. David swears again by YHWH who redeemed him from all distress, and the succession is enacted through mule, procession, anointing, trumpet, acclamation, and enthronement. Gihon should remain named, and the use of the king's own mule in verse 33 should not be flattened, because it is one of the strongest visible tokens of authorized succession. Verse 39's horn of oil from the tent should also remain concrete: priestly and prophetic mediation matter here. In verses 41-53 the collapse of Adonijah's banquet should be rendered with dramatic contrast to Solomon's joy-filled installation. Adonijah's fear, his grasping of the altar's horns, and Solomon's conditional response in verse 52 all deserve careful treatment. The new king neither ignores rebellion nor rushes to immediate execution. Instead, he offers a test of character: if Adonijah proves a worthy man, he will live; if evil is found in him, he will die. The narrative therefore ends with subdued rivalry, publicly established legitimacy, and mercy held under moral condition. Versification follows the MT.

1 Kings 2 — מלכים א 2

Theme. 1 Kings 2 (46 verses in the MT) opens: Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, The middle of the chapter continues: Now therefore, YHWH liveth, which has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. It closes: So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 2 comprises 46 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-10) — Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solom. Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of YHWH your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that. Movement II (vv. 11-20) — And the days that David reigned over Israel forty years: seven years rei. And the days that David reigned over Israel forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest you peaceably? And he said,. Movement III (vv. 21-30) — And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your broth. And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother to wife. And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. Then king Solomon sware by YHWH,. Movement IV (vv. 31-40) — And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury. And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that you mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. And YHWH shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing , Abner. Movement V (vv. 41-46) — And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you to swear by YHWH, and protested to you, saying, Know for a certain, on the day you goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that you shall surely die? and you saidst to me, The word I have. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 3 — מלכים א 3

Theme. 1 Kings 3 (28 verses in the MT) opens: And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of YHWH, and the wall of. The middle of the chapter continues: And Solomon awoke; and, behold, a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of YHWH, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. It closes: And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God in him, to do judgment.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 3 comprises 28 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's. And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of YHWH, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built to the name of YHWH, until those days. And. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And now, O YHWH my God, you have made your servant king instead of David. And now, O YHWH my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I a little child: I know not to go out or come in. And your servant in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches, an. And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like to you all your days. And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days. And Solomon awoke; and, behold, a dream. And he came to Jerusalem,. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my. Movement V (vv. 25-28) — And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the. And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child to the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor your, divide . Then the king answered and. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 4 — מלכים א 4

Theme. 1 Kings 4 (20 verses in the MT) opens: So king Solomon was king over all Israel. The middle of the chapter continues: The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: It closes: Judah and Israel many, as the sand which by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 4 comprises 20 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-4) — So king Solomon was king over all Israel. So king Solomon was king over all Israel. And these the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar the priests: Movement II (vv. 5-8) — And Azariah the son of Nathan over the officers: and Zabud the son of Na. And Azariah the son of Nathan over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan principal officer, the king's friend: And Ahishar over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda over the tribute. And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. And these their. Movement III (vv. 9-12) — The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbe. The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan: The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: Baana the son of Ahilud; Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from. Movement IV (vv. 13-16) — The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him the towns of Jair the son of M. The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which in Gilead; to him the region of Argob, which in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: Ahinadab the son of Iddo Mahanaim: Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: Baanah the son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth: Movement V (vv. 17-20) — Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:. Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: Geber the son of Uri in the country of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and the only officer which in the land. Judah and Israel many, as the sand which by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 5 — מלכים א 5

Theme. 1 Kings 5 (32 verses in the MT) opens: And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. The middle of the chapter continues: You knowest how that David my father could not build an house to the name of YHWH his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until YHWH put them under the soles of his feet. It closes: And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew , and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 5 comprises 32 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the. And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep,. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the. Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where were, every man according to his charge. And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard th. And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, You knowest how that David my father could not build an house to the name of YHWH his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until YHWH put them. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which yo. And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which you sentest to me for: I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and. Movement V (vv. 29-32) — And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fours. And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewed stones, to lay the. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 6 — מלכים א 6

Theme. 1 Kings 6 (38 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which the second month. The middle of the chapter continues: And the oracle in the forepart twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and covered the altar cedar. It closes: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 6 comprises 38 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-8) — And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the chi. And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which the second month, that he began to build the house of YHWH. And the house which king Solomon built for YHWH, the length thereof threescore cubits, and the. Movement II (vv. 9-16) — So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams. So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. And he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house timber of cedar. And the word of YHWH came to Solomon, saying, this house which you are in building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all. Movement III (vv. 17-24) — And the house, that , the temple before it, was forty cubits. And the house, that , the temple before it, was forty cubits . And the cedar of the house within carved with knops and open flowers: all cedar; there was no stone seen. And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of YHWH. And the oracle in the forepart twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty. Movement IV (vv. 25-32) — And the other cherub ten cubits: both the cherubims of one measure and o. And the other cherub ten cubits: both the cherubims of one measure and one size. The height of the one cherub ten cubits, and so of the other cherub. And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and. Movement V (vv. 33-38) — So also made he for the door of the temple posts olive tree, a fourth pa. So also made he for the door of the temple posts olive tree, a fourth part . And the two doors fir tree: the two leaves of the one door folding, and the two leaves of the other door folding. And he carved cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered with gold fitted upon the carved work. And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone,. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 7 — מלכים א 7

Theme. 1 Kings 7 (51 verses in the MT) opens: But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. The middle of the chapter continues: And it an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. It closes: So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of YHWH. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 7 comprises 51 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-11) — But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished a. But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. And covered with cedar above upon the. Movement II (vv. 12-22) — And the great court round about with three rows of hewed stones, and a r. And the great court round about with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of YHWH, and for the porch of the house. And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and. Movement III (vv. 23-33) — And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: rou. And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: round all about, and his height five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. And under the brim of it round about knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops cast in two rows, when it was cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three. Movement IV (vv. 34-44) — And four undersetters to the four corners of one base: the undersetters. And four undersetters to the four corners of one base: the undersetters of the very base itself. And in the top of the base a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof of the same. For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees,. Movement V (vv. 45-51) — And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, wh. And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of YHWH, bright brass. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. And Solomon left all the vessels , because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. And. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 8 — מלכים א 8

Theme. 1 Kings 8 (66 verses in the MT) opens: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of YHWH. The middle of the chapter continues: Then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gavest to their fathers. It closes: On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that YHWH had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 8 comprises 66 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-14) — Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tr. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of YHWH out of the city of David, which Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which. Movement II (vv. 15-28) — And he said, Blessed YHWH God of Israel, which spake with his mouth to D. And he said, Blessed YHWH God of Israel, which spake with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled , saying, Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the. Movement III (vv. 29-42) — That your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the p. That your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which you have said, My name shall be there: that you mayest hearken to the prayer which your servant shall make toward this place. And hearken you to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear you in heaven your. Movement IV (vv. 43-56) — Hear you in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the. Hear you in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to you for: that all people of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as your people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by your name. If your people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever you shall send. Movement V (vv. 57-66) — YHWH our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave u. YHWH our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before YHWH, be nigh to YHWH our God day and. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 9 — מלכים א 9

Theme. 1 Kings 9 (28 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of YHWH, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, The middle of the chapter continues: And this the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of YHWH, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. It closes: And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought to king Solomon.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 9 comprises 28 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of YHWH, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, That YHWH appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. And YHWH said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me: I have hallowed. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and. Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: And at this house, is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has YHWH done thus to this land,. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And he said, What cities these which you have given me, my brother? And. And he said, What cities these which you have given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul to this day. And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. And this the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of YHWH, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariot. And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. all the people left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which not of the children of Israel, Their children that were. Movement V (vv. 25-28) — And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace of. And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built to YHWH, and he burnt incense upon the altar that before YHWH. So he finished the house. And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 10 — מלכים א 10

Theme. 1 Kings 10 (29 verses in the MT) opens: And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of YHWH, she came to prove him with hard questions. The middle of the chapter continues: Beside of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. It closes: And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring out by their means.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 10 comprises 29 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the. And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of YHWH, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon told her. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen :. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen : and, behold, the half was not told me: your wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. Happy your men, happy these your servants, which stand continually before you, that hear your wisdom. Blessed be YHWH your God, which delighted in you, to set you on the throne of. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever s. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, Beside of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne round behind: and st. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne round behind: and stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. And all king Solomon's drinking vessels gold, and all the vessels of the house. Movement V (vv. 25-29) — And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels o. And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 11 — מלכים א 11

Theme. 1 Kings 11 (43 verses in the MT) opens: But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites; The middle of the chapter continues: Then Pharaoh said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that, behold, you seekest to go to your own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. It closes: And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 11 comprises 43 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-9) — But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of. But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites; Of the nations which YHWH said to the children of Israel, You shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave to these in love.. Movement II (vv. 10-18) — And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after. And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which YHWH commanded. Wherefore YHWH said to Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely rend the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.. Movement III (vv. 19-27) — And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave hi. And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with. Movement IV (vv. 28-36) — And the man Jeroboam a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the youn. And the man Jeroboam a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two alone. Movement V (vv. 37-43) — And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul. And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desireth, and shall be king over Israel. And it shall be, if you will hearken to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and build you a sure house, as I built. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 12 — מלכים א 12

Theme. 1 Kings 12 (33 verses in the MT) opens: And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. The middle of the chapter continues: But the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. It closes: So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast to the children of Israel: and he offered upon the.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 12 comprises 33 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to mak. And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard , (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake to Rehoboam,. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and. But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, which stood before him: And he said to them, What counsel give you that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter? And the young men that were grown up with. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — Wherefore the king hearkened not to the people; for the cause was from Y. Wherefore the king hearkened not to the people; for the cause was from YHWH, that he might perform his saying, which YHWH spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying. But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus says YHWH, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They. Movement V (vv. 29-33) — And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went before the one, to Dan. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like to the feast that. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 13 — מלכים א 13

Theme. 1 Kings 13 (34 verses in the MT) opens: And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of YHWH to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. The middle of the chapter continues: He said to him, I a prophet also as you ; and an angel spake to me by the word of YHWH, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. he lied to him. It closes: And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut off, and to destroy from off the face of the earth.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 13 comprises 34 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of YHWH to. And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of YHWH to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of YHWH, and said, O altar, altar, thus says YHWH; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon you shall he offer the priests of the high places that. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — And the man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house. And the man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: For so was it charged me by the word of YHWH, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that you camest. So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread. Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread. And he said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place: For it was said to me by the word of YHWH, You shall eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that you camest. He said to him, I a prophet also as you ;. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — But camest back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of t. But camest back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which did say to you, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your carcase shall not come to the sepulchre of your fathers. And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, , for the prophet whom he had brought back. And when he was. Movement V (vv. 29-34) — And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon. And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, , Alas, my brother! And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 14 — מלכים א 14

Theme. 1 Kings 14 (31 verses in the MT) opens: At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. The middle of the chapter continues: And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. It closes: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 14 comprises 31 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray you, and disguise thyself, that you be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get you to Shiloh: behold, there Ahijah the prophet, which told me that king over this people. And take with you ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you: and. And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it you: and you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do only right in mine eyes; But have done evil above all that were before you: for you have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — For YHWH shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he sh. For YHWH shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking YHWH to anger. And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. And. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — And Judah did evil in the sight of YHWH, and they provoked him to jealou. And Judah did evil in the sight of YHWH, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. And there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the. Movement V (vv. 29-31) — Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, they not writ. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all days. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 15 — מלכים א 15

Theme. 1 Kings 15 (34 verses in the MT) opens: Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. The middle of the chapter continues: Then Asa took all the silver and the gold left in the treasures of the house of YHWH, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son. It closes: And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 15 comprises 34 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abi. Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with YHWH his God, as the heart of David his father. Nevertheless for. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of Da. And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did right in the eyes of YHWH, as David his father.. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the thi. And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of YHWH, silver, and gold, and vessels. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none exempted: a. Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, they not written in the book of. Movement V (vv. 29-34) — And it came to pass, when he reigned, he smote all the house of Jeroboam. And it came to pass, when he reigned, he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of YHWH, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked YHWH God. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 16 — מלכים א 16

Theme. 1 Kings 16 (34 verses in the MT) opens: Then the word of YHWH came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, The middle of the chapter continues: And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died, It closes: In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest Segub, according to the word of YHWH, which he spake by Joshua the.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 16 comprises 34 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-7) — Then the word of YHWH came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, say. Then the word of YHWH came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel; and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of. Movement II (vv. 8-14) — In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of. In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. And his servant Zimri, captain of half chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of house in Tirzah. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and. Movement III (vv. 15-21) — In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seve. In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people encamped against Gibbethon, which to the Philistines. And the people encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. And Omri went up. Movement IV (vv. 22-28) — But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that foll. But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and. Movement V (vv. 29-34) — And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the so. And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of YHWH above all that before him. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 17 — מלכים א 17

Theme. 1 Kings 17 (24 verses in the MT) opens: And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, YHWH God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. The middle of the chapter continues: And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go do as you have said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring to me, and after make for you and for your son. It closes: And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you a man of God, that the word of YHWH in your mouth truth.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 17 comprises 24 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, YHW. And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, YHWH God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of YHWH came to him, saying, Get you hence, and turn you eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that before Jordan. And it shall be, you shall drink. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. And the word of YHWH came to him, saying, Arise, get you to Zarephath, which to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And as she was going to fetch , he called to her, and said, Bring me, I. And as she was going to fetch , he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of bread in your hand. And she said, YHWH your God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, accord. the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of YHWH, which he spake by Elijah. And it came to pass after these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O you man of. Movement V (vv. 21-24) — And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to YHWH,. And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to YHWH, and said, O YHWH my God, I pray you, let this child's soul come into him again. And YHWH heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 18 — מלכים א 18

Theme. 1 Kings 18 (46 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass many days, that the word of YHWH came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. The middle of the chapter continues: And call you on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of YHWH: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. It closes: And the hand of YHWH was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 18 comprises 46 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-10) — And it came to pass many days, that the word of YHWH came to Elijah in t. And it came to pass many days, that the word of YHWH came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And Elijah went to shew himself to Ahab. And a sore famine in Samaria. And Ahab called Obadiah, which the governor of house. (Now Obadiah feared YHWH greatly: For it was , when Jezebel cut off the. Movement II (vv. 11-20) — And now you sayest, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah. And now you sayest, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah . And it shall come to pass, I am gone from you, that the Spirit of YHWH shall carry you whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant fear YHWH from my youth. Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of YHWH, how. Movement III (vv. 21-30) — And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt you between t. And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt you between two opinions? if YHWH God, follow him: but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word. Then said Elijah to the people, I, I only, remain a prophet of YHWH; but Baal's prophets four hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one. Movement IV (vv. 31-40) — And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of YHWH came, saying, Israel shall be your name: And with the stones he built an altar in the name of YHWH: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in. Movement V (vv. 41-46) — And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for a sound of abund. And Elijah said to Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for a sound of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, nothing. And he said,. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 19 — מלכים א 19

Theme. 1 Kings 19 (21 verses in the MT) opens: And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. The middle of the chapter continues: And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before YHWH. And, behold, YHWH passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before YHWH; YHWH not in the wind: and after the. It closes: And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 19 comprises 21 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-5) — And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had sl. And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do , and more also, if I make not your life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw , he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which to. Movement II (vv. 6-10) — And he looked, and, behold, a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of wa. And he looked, and, behold, a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of YHWH came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise eat; because the journey too great for you. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and. Movement III (vv. 11-15) — And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before YHWH. And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before YHWH. And, behold, YHWH passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before YHWH; YHWH not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; YHWH not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; YHWH not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.. Movement IV (vv. 16-20) — And Jehu the son of Nimshi shall you anoint king over Israel: and Elisha. And Jehu the son of Nimshi shall you anoint king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shall you anoint prophet in your room. And it shall come to pass, him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Yet I have left seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have. Movement V (vv. 21) — And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, a. And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered to him. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 20 — מלכים א 20

Theme. 1 Kings 20 (43 verses in the MT) opens: And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. The middle of the chapter continues: And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what you doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you. It closes: And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 20 comprises 43 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-9) — And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and thirt. And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Benhadad, Your silver and your gold mine; your wives also and your children, the. Movement II (vv. 10-18) — And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also. And Benhadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell , Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth it off. And it came to pass, when heard this message, as he drinking, he and the kings in. Movement III (vv. 19-27) — So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city. So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great. Movement IV (vv. 28-36) — And there came a man of God, and spake to the king of Israel, and said,. And there came a man of God, and spake to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says YHWH, Because the Syrians have said, YHWH God of the hills, but he not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I YHWH. And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And it was, that in the seventh. Movement V (vv. 37-43) — Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray you. Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray you. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded . So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 21 — מלכים א 21

Theme. 1 Kings 21 (29 verses in the MT) opens: And it came to pass after these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. The middle of the chapter continues: And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money: for. It closes: Seest you how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 21 comprises 29 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-6) — And it came to pass after these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine. And it came to pass after these things, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. And Ahab spake to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it near to my house: and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it; , if it seem good to you, I will give. Movement II (vv. 7-12) — And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost you now govern the kingdom of Isr. And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that in his city, dwelling with Naboth. And she wrote in the. Movement III (vv. 13-18) — And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and t. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.. Movement IV (vv. 19-24) — And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says YHWH, Hast you killed, and. And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says YHWH, Hast you killed, and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him, saying, Thus says YHWH, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even your. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast you found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found : because you have sold thyself. Movement V (vv. 25-29) — But there was none like to Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedne. But there was none like to Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of YHWH, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all as did the Amorites, whom YHWH cast out before the children of Israel. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.

1 Kings 22 — מלכים א 22

Theme. 1 Kings 22 (54 verses in the MT) opens: And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. The middle of the chapter continues: And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, YHWH has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. It closes: For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger YHWH God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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Textual note. 1 Kings 22 comprises 54 verses in MT order. Movement I (vv. 1-11) — And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. And the king of Israel said to his servants, Know you that Ramoth in Gilead ours, and we still, take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? And he said to Jehoshaphat, Wilt you. Movement II (vv. 12-22) — And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and p. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for YHWH shall deliver into the king's hand. And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets good to the king with one mouth: let your word, I pray you, be like the word of one of them, and speak good. And Micaiah said,. Movement III (vv. 23-33) — Now therefore, behold, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all t. Now therefore, behold, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets, and YHWH has spoken evil concerning you. But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of YHWH from me to speak to you? And Micaiah said, Behold, you shall see in that day, when you shall go into an. Movement IV (vv. 34-44) — And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between. And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the. Movement V (vv. 45-54) — And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. then no king in Edom: a deputy king.. Where English printed Bibles divide verses differently, this annotation follows MT versification throughout.