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 1:36

1:36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded 4  to the king: “So be it! 5  May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it! 6 

1 Kings 3:27

3:27 The king responded, “Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”

1 Kings 18:29

18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, 7  but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. 8 

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 tn Heb “answered and said.”

5 tn Or “Amen.”

6 tn Heb “So may the Lord God of my master the king say.”

7 tn Heb “when noon passed they prophesied until the offering up of the offering.”

8 tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.”