1 Raja-raja 1:5

1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, ¹  was promoting himself, ²  boasting, ³  “I will be king!” He managed to acquire ⁴  chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 1:9

1:9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, ⁶  as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

1 Raja-raja 7:31

7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ⁷  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 9:25

9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings ⁹  on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place. ¹⁰ 

1 Raja-raja 10:2

10:2 She arrived in Jerusalem ¹¹  with a great display of pomp, ¹²  bringing with her camels carrying spices, ¹³  a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

1 Raja-raja 10:12

10:12 With the timber the king made supports ¹⁴  for the Lord’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments ¹⁵  for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day. ¹⁶ )

1 Raja-raja 10:26

10:26 Solomon accumulated ¹⁷  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ¹⁸ 

1 Raja-raja 11:24

11:24 He gathered some men and organized a raiding band. ¹⁹  When David tried to kill them, ²⁰  they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.

1 Raja-raja 13:33

A Prophet Announces the End of Jeroboam’s Dynasty

13:33 After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; ²¹  he continued to appoint common people ²²  as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest. ²³ 

[1:5]  ¹ tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

[1:5]  sn Haggith was one of David’s wives (2 Sam 3:4; 2 Chr 3:2).

[1:5]  ² tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

[1:5]  ³ tn Heb “saying.”

[1:5]  ⁴ tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

[1:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

[1:9]  ⁶ tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.

[7:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”

[9:25]  ⁹ tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

[9:25]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”

[10:2]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:2]  ¹² tn Heb “with very great strength.” The Hebrew term חַיִל (khayil, “strength”) may refer here to the size of her retinue (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or to the great wealth she brought with her.

[10:2]  ¹³ tn Or “balsam oil.”

[10:12]  ¹⁴ tn This Hebrew architectural term occurs only here. The meaning is uncertain; some have suggested “banisters” or “parapets”; cf. TEV, NLT “railings.” The parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:11 has a different word, meaning “tracks,” or perhaps “steps.”

[10:12]  ¹⁵ tn Two types of stringed instruments are specifically mentioned, the כִּנּוֹר (kinnor, “zither” [?]), and נֶבֶל (nevel, “harp”).

[10:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “there has not come thus, the fine timber, and there has not been seen to this day.”

[10:26]  ¹⁷ tn Or “gathered.”

[10:26]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

[10:26]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[11:24]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and he was the officer of a raiding band.”

[11:24]  ²⁰ tn The Hebrew text reads “when David killed them.” This phrase is traditionally joined with what precedes. The ancient Greek version does not reflect the phrase and some suggest that it has been misplaced from the end of v. 23.

[13:33]  ²¹ tn Heb “did not turn from his evil way.”

[13:33]  ²² sn The expression common people refers to people who were not Levites. See 1 Kgs 12:31.

[13:33]  ²³ tn Heb “and one who had the desire he was filling his hand so that he became [one of] the priests of the high places.”