1 Kings 1:46

1:46 Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne. ¹ 

1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ²  even when they covered him with blankets, ³  he could not get warm.

1 Kings 1:23-25

1:23 The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor. ⁴  1:24 Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’? 1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment ⁵  they are having a feast ⁶  in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ ⁷ 

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁸  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁹  to take care of the king’s needs ¹⁰  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ¹¹  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ¹² 

1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ¹³  even when they covered him with blankets, ¹⁴  he could not get warm.

Psalms 132:12

132:12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the rules I teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

¹ tn Heb “And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.”

² tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

³ tn Or “garments.”

³ tn Heb “ground.” Since this was indoors, “floor” is more appropriate than “ground.”

⁴ tn Heb “look.”

⁵ tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

⁶ tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”

⁵ tn Heb “said to.”

⁶ tn 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).

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

⁸ tn 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.

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

⁶ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

⁷ tn Or “garments.”