1 Kings 1:24

1:24 Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

1 Kings 2:12

Solomon Secures the Throne

2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority¹ was firmly solidified.

6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

7:3 The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.²

¹tn Or “kingship.”

¹tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”