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1.2 KiB
He said
Here the word "He" refers to Ahijah.
tear the kingdom out
Here "tear ... out" is a metaphor that refers to the action of forcefully removing. This is like a person tears apart a piece of cloth. See how you translated this phrase in 1 Kings 11:11. AT: "forcefully take the kingdom out" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the hand of Solomon
Here "hand" is a metonym that refers to a person's authority, control and power. AT: "Solomon's control" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Solomon will have
The name "Solomon" here is a metonym referring to his descendants. AT: "Solomon's sons will have" or "Solomon's descendants will have" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Ashtoreth ... Chemosh ... Molech
These are the names of false gods. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Sidonians ... Moab ... Ammon
These are the names of locations and the people groups that live there. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
what is right in my eyes
"Eyes" here is a metonym for someone's opinion or idea. This is a commonly used idiom. AT: "what I consider to be right" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)