1 Kings 19:13

19:13 When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden ¹  a voice asked him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”

1 Kings 19:1

Elijah Runs for His Life

19:1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

1 Kings 1:14

1:14 While ²  you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive ³  and verify your report.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁵  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁶  to take care of the king’s needs ⁷  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ⁸  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ⁹ 

1 Kings 2:8

2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, ¹⁰  who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. ¹¹  He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised ¹²  him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down ¹³  with the sword.’

1 Kings 2:13-14

2:13 Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, “Do you come in peace?” He answered, “Yes.” ¹⁴  2:14 He added, ¹⁵  “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.”

¹ tn Heb “look.”

² tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), which here draws attention to Nathan’s concluding word of assurance and support. For this use of the word, see HALOT 252 s.v. הִנֵּה.

³ tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will come after you.”

⁴ tn Heb “fill up [i.e., confirm] your words.”

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.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”

¹¹ tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”

¹² tn Or “swore an oath to.”

¹³ tn Heb “kill you.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “[in] peace.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”