1 Kings 1:11

1:11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you ¹  that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back? ² 

1 Kings 1:17

1:17 She replied to him, “My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 1:30

1:30 I will keep ³  today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ⁴  even when they covered him with blankets, ⁵  he could not get warm.

1 Kings 22:6-13

22:6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” ⁶  They said, “Attack! The sovereign one ⁷  will hand it over to the king.” 22:7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?” 22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ⁸  But I despise ⁹  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ¹⁰  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.” 22:9 The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

22:10 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, ¹¹  dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. ¹²  All the prophets were prophesying before them. 22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’” 22:12 All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king.” 22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ¹³  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.” ¹⁴ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “Have you not heard?”

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”

[1:30]  ³ tn Or “carry out, perform.”

[1:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ⁵ tn Or “garments.”

[22:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

[22:6]  ⁷ tn Though Jehoshaphat requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, Yahweh), they stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title אֲדֹנָי (’adonai, “lord; master”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the four hundred are genuine prophets of the Lord.

[22:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ⁹ tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ¹⁰ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

[22:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “were sitting, a man on his throne.”

[22:10]  ¹² map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[22:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[22:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “let your words be like the word of each of them and speak good.”