1 Kings 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹  she came to challenge ²  him with difficult questions. ³ 

1 Kings 20:36

20:36 So the prophet ⁴  said to him, “Because you have disobeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.

1 Kings 1:11

1:11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you ⁵  that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back? ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

² tn Or “test.”

³ tn Or “riddles.”

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “Have you not heard?”

⁸ tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”