1 Kings 1:11
Context1:11 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 2:19
Context2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet 3 her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, 4 and she sat at his right hand.
1 Kings 6:6
Context6:6 The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet 5 wide, the middle floor nine feet 6 wide, and the third floor ten and a half 7 feet wide. He made ledges 8 on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls. 9


[1:11] 1 tn Heb “Have you not heard?”
[1:11] 2 tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”
[2:19] 4 tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”
[6:6] 7 tn Heb “seven cubits.”
[6:6] 8 tn Or “offsets” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “offset ledges.”
[6:6] 9 tn Heb “so that [the beams] would not have a hold in the walls of the temple.”