1 Kings 1:7

1:7 He collaborated ¹  with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported ²  him. ³ 

1 Kings 1:18

1:18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, ⁴  my master the king, are not even aware of it! ⁵ 

1 Kings 1:25

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 ⁶  they are having a feast ⁷  in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ ⁸ 

1 Kings 1:34

1:34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint ⁹  him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

¹ tn Heb “his words were.”

² tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).

³ tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.

⁵ tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”

⁶ tn Heb “look.”

⁷ tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

⁸ tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”

⁹ tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).