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 7:8

7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. ⁴  He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ⁵ 

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 “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”

⁵ tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”