1 Kings 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:31-32

1:31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,


tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

tn Heb “were not.”

tn Heb “bowed low, face [to] the ground, and bowed down to the king.”

sn SummonNathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.