1 Kings 1:43

1:43 Jonathan replied ¹  to Adonijah: “No! ²  Our master ³  King David has made Solomon king.

1 Kings 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ⁴  our master ⁵  King David, saying, ‘May your God ⁶  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ⁷  Then the king leaned ⁸  on the bed

¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

² tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

³ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁴ tn Heb “to bless.”

⁵ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁶ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

⁷ tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

⁸ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”