1:11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you 1 that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back? 2
2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet 3 her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, 4 and she sat at his right hand. 2:20 She said, “I would like to ask you for just one small favor. 5 Please don’t refuse me.” 6 He said, 7 “Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”
1 tn Heb “Have you not heard?”
2 tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”
3 tn Or “meet.”
4 tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”
5 tn Or “I’d like to make just one request of you.”
6 tn Heb “Do not turn back my face.”
7 tn Heb “and the king said to her.”
7 tn Heb “for Adonijah.”
9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.