1 Kings 1:3

1:3 So they looked through all Israel¹ for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1 Kings 1:31

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor² and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

1 Kings 1:34

1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint³ him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

1 Kings 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed⁴ him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

1 Kings 1:53

1:53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down⁵ from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.”⁶

1 Kings 2:38

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “My master the king’s proposal is acceptable.⁷ Your servant will do as you say.”⁸ So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.⁹

1 Kings 19:15-16

19:15 The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came and then head for the Desert of Damascus. Go and anoint Hazael king over Syria. 19:16 You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

¹tn Heb “through all the territory of Israel.”

²tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”

³tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).

⁴tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.

⁵tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”

⁶tn Heb “Go to your house.”

⁶tn Heb “Good is the word, as my master the king has spoken.”

⁷tn Heb “so your servant will do.”

⁸tn Heb “many days.”