1 Raja-raja 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ¹  even when they covered him with blankets, ²  he could not get warm.

1 Raja-raja 7:47

7:47 Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 10:11

10:11 (Hiram’s fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems.

1 Raja-raja 11:25

11:25 He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed ⁴  Israel and ruled over Syria.

1 Raja-raja 19:7

19:7 The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.” ⁵ 

1 Raja-raja 20:37

20:37 He found another man and said, “Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely. ⁶ 

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ² tn Or “garments.”

[7:47]  ³ tn Heb “Solomon left all the items, due to their very great abundance; the weight of the bronze was not sought.”

[11:25]  ⁴ tn The construction (Qal of קוּץ + בְּ [quts + bet] preposition) is rare, but not without parallel (see Lev 20:23).

[19:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the journey is too great for you.”

[20:37]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the man wounded him, wounding and bruising.”