1 Kings 1:52

1:52 Solomon said, “If he is a loyal subject, ¹  not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, ²  he will die.”

1 Kings 7:15

7:15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet ³  high and 18 feet ⁴  in circumference.

1 Kings 7:35

7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ⁵  there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

1 Kings 8:19

8:19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ ⁶ 

1 Kings 19:17

19:17 Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword.

¹ tn Heb “if he is a man of strength [or ability].” In this context, where Adonijah calls himself a “servant,” implying allegiance to the new king, the phrase אִישׁ חַיִל (’ish khayil) probably carries the sense of “a worthy man,” that is, “loyal” (see HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל).

² tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”

³ tn Heb “eighteen cubits.”

⁴ tn Heb “twelve cubits.”

⁵ tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).

⁷ tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”