אָז תָּבֹאנָה שְׁתַּיִם נָשִׁים זֹנוֹת אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה לְפָנָיו ‍Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him (1 Kgs 3:16) וְנֵר אֱלֹהִים טֶרֶם יִכְבֶּה The lamp of God had not yet gone out (1 Sa 3:3) שָׁאַל מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ בְּטֶרֶם אֶלָּקַח מֵעִמָּךְ ‍State what I may do for you before I am taken from you (2 Kgs 2:9) (4) Yiqtol can also refer to past events in other contexts; its past reference arises out of the context, not the form. וְהִנֵּה תְסֻבֶּינָה אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם