1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ¹  even when they covered him with blankets, ²  he could not get warm.

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom

12:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ³  Shechem to make Rehoboam ⁴  king.

1 Kings 13:10

13:10 So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

1 Kings 14:28

14:28 Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ² tn Or “garments.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Heb “come [to].”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.