1 Kings 1:41

1:41 Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, “Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?”

1 Kings 1:45

1:45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed 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 9:25

9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place.

1 Kings 21:20

21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah replied, “I have found you, because you are committed to doing evil in the sight of the Lord.


tn Heb “And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard, now they had finished eating.”

tn Heb “Why is the city’s sound noisy?”

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

tn Or “tokens of peace”; NIV, TEV “fellowship offerings.”

tn Heb “and he made complete the house.”

tn Heb “and Ahab said to Elijah.” The narrative is elliptical and streamlined. The words “when Elijah arrived” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “you have sold yourself.”

10 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”