1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded, ¹  “Summon Bathsheba!” ²  She came and stood before the king. ³ 

1 Kings 1:32

1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, ⁴  and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

1 Kings 2:36

2:36 Next the king summoned ⁵  Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem ⁶  and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere! ⁷ 

1 Kings 8:52

8:52 “May you be attentive ⁸  to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you. ⁹ 

1 Kings 9:13

9:13 Hiram asked, ¹⁰  “Why did you give me these cities, my friend ¹¹ ?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day. ¹² 

1 Kings 17:20-21

17:20 Then he called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, are you also bringing disaster on this widow I am staying with by killing her son?” 17:21 He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, please let this boy’s breath return to him.”

1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

² sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

³ tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

⁴ sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

⁷ tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “May your eyes be open.”

¹¹ tn Heb “to listen to them in all their calling out to you.”

¹³ tn Heb “and he said.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “my brother.” Kings allied through a parity treaty would sometimes address each other as “my brother.” See 1 Kgs 20:32-33.

¹⁵ tn Heb “he called them the land of Cabul to this day.” The significance of the name is unclear, though it appears to be disparaging. The name may be derived from a root, attested in Akkadian and Arabic, meaning “bound” or “restricted.” Some propose a wordplay, pointing out that the name “Cabul” sounds like a Hebrew phrase meaning, “like not,” or “as good as nothing.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.