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 2:40

2:40 So Shimei got up, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to find his servants; Shimei went and brought back his servants from Gath.

1 Kings 10:24

10:24 Everyone² in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.³

1 Kings 11:22

11:22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?”⁴ Hadad replied,⁵ “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.”⁶

1 Kings 11:40

11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt.⁷ He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised⁸ him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king,⁹ to take care of the king’s needs¹⁰ and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you¹¹ and keep our master, the king, warm.”¹²

1 Kings 18:10

18:10 As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them¹³ swear an oath that they could not find you.

1 Kings 19:10

19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal¹⁴ to the Lord, the sovereign God,¹⁵ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,¹⁶ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”¹⁷

1 Kings 19:14

19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal¹⁸ to the Lord, the sovereign God,¹⁹ even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,²⁰ torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”²¹

1 Kings 20:7

20:7 The king of Israel summoned all the leaders²² of the land and said, “Notice how this man is looking for trouble.²³ Indeed, he demanded my wives, sons, silver, and gold, and I did not resist him.”

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

²tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “all the kings of the earth.” See 2 Chr 9:23.

³tn Heb “and all the earth was seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”

³tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”

⁴tn Heb “and he said.”

⁵sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh… This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.

⁴tn Heb “but Jeroboam arose and ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt.”

⁵tn Heb “said to.”

⁶tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

⁷tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

⁸tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

⁹tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

⁶tn Heb “he makes the kingdom or the nation swear an oath.”

⁷tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁸tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

⁹tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

¹⁰tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁸tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.

⁹tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”

¹⁰tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”

¹¹tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”

⁹tn Heb “elders.”

¹⁰tn Heb “Know and see that this [man] is seeking trouble.”