SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 9:6

9:6a But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me

But if you (plur) or your descendants turn ⌊your backs⌋ on me
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But if you or your descendants/children ever abandon/leave me
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But, I told him, it may be that his family and their sons will stop following/serving me

9:6b and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you,

and do not obey the commands and decrees I have given you
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and stop obeying the commands and decrees I have given you
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and stop listening to the various/different rules I have made for you.

9:6c and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

and begin to serve other gods and worship them,
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and start serving other gods and bowing down before them,
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Instead they may start to serve/worship ⌊false⌋ gods.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 10:10

10:10a Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold,

And she gave the king about five tons of gold,
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Then the queen gave King Solomon about nine thousand pounds of gold,

10:10b a great quantity of spices, and precious stones.

great quantities of spices, and precious stones.
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generous amounts of spices, and valuable/costly jewels/gems.

10:10c Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in

Since then no one has brought in as many spices
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No one since that time has brought ⌊to Israel⌋ such large amounts of spices

10:10d as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
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as she did.

10:10c-d (reordered)

The queen of Sheba gave more spices to King Solomon than anyone has brought into Israel since that time.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 11:13

11:13a Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him.

But I will not snatch/take all the kingdom from him.
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However I will not deprive him of the entire kingdom.

11:13b I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David

I will leave him one tribe. ⌊I will do this⌋ out of love/respect for my servant David,
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I will allow him to rule one tribe, because ⌊I honor/remember⌋ David, who served me,

11:13c and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

and out of love/respect for Jerusalem, ⌊the city⌋ that I have chosen.”
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and because I have chosen Jerusalem ⌊city⌋ ⌊to be my own⌋.”

11:13b-c (reordered)

For the sake of ⌊your (sing) father⌋ David, who served me, and Jerusalem, ⌊the city⌋ that I have chosen, I will allow your son to be king of one of the tribes ⌊of Israel⌋.”

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 12:2

12:2a When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this,

Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this ⌊news⌋.
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Nebat’s son Jeroboam learned what was happening.

12:2b he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon

He was still in Egypt, where he had gone to escape from King Solomon.
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⌊At this/that time⌋ Jeroboam had not yet returned from Egypt. He had ⌊left Israel and⌋ gone to Egypt to be safe from King Solomon.

12:2c and had been living ever since.

(Contemporary English Version🙂 and he stayed in Egypt.

The Hebrew verb that the New International Version translates as “he returned” normally means “he remained/lived.”

So he remained in Egypt.
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So he stayed there.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 13:1

Section 13:1-34

A man of God came from Judah to condemn the altar in Bethel

13:1a Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense,

⌊King⌋ Jeroboam was standing by the altar, about to offer a sacrifice,
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When Jeroboam ⌊the king of Israel⌋ was standing next to the altar ready to make a sacrifice,
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⌊King⌋ Jeroboam was about to make a sacrifice on the altar there.

13:1b there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.

when a man of God arrived. At/Obeying Yahweh’s command, he had left Judah and arrived in ⌊the town of⌋ Bethel.
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a prophet came. Yahweh had commanded him to go from ⌊the land/territory of⌋ Judah to ⌊the town of⌋ Bethel.
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Then a prophet arrived. Yahweh had sent him from ⌊the region belonging to the tribe of⌋ Judah to ⌊the town of⌋ Bethel ⌊in Israel⌋.

13:1a-b (reordered)

A man of God, at/obeying Yahweh’s command, left Judah and arrived in ⌊the town of⌋ Bethel. ⌊There he saw⌋ ⌊King⌋ Jeroboam standing by the altar, about to offer a sacrifice.
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But Yahweh commanded one of his prophets to go from ⌊the land/territory of⌋ Judah to ⌊the town of⌋ Bethel. ⌊When he arrived,⌋ Jeroboam ⌊the king of Israel⌋ was standing next to the altar ready to make a sacrifice.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 13:33

13:33a Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways,

Even after this happened, Jeroboam did not stop acting in a wicked way.
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⌊King⌋ Jeroboam continued his evil practices in spite of this warning.

13:33b but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people.

Again he chose priests from any tribe/family for the ⌊local/idol⌋ shrines.
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He continued to select men from non-priestly families to serve as priests at ⌊forbidden/prohibited⌋ places of worship.

13:33c He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.

He consecrated/ordained for the local/idol shrines anyone who wanted to become a priest.
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In fact, anyone who wanted to be a priest could become a priest and serve at one of ⌊these/those⌋ shrines.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 14:31

14:31a And Rehoboam rested with his fathers

Rehoboam passed away and went to be with his ancestors.
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Finally Rehoboam died.

14:31b and was buried with them in the City of David;

He was buried with/beside them in the city of David.
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He was buried in the royal/family tomb in the city that David ⌊had conquered⌋.

14:31c his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

The name of his mother was Naamah. She was from the land/country of Ammon.
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His mother, Naamah, was from the people of Ammon.

14:31d And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

The Hebrew text spells the king’s name as Abijam. It is recommended that you spell the name as Abijah in order to be consistent with 1 Chronicles 3:10 and 2 Chronicles 12:16.

Then Rehoboam’s son Abijah became king after him.
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And Abijah the son of Rehoboam became king in his place.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 15:32

15:32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all the days/years of their rule.
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All the time that Asa ⌊ruled Judah⌋ and Baasha ruled Israel, their armies/men were fighting each other.

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