1 Kings 1:13

1:13 Visit ¹  King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ²  your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ³  even when they covered him with blankets, ⁴  he could not get warm.

1 Kings 1:23

1:23 The king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor. ⁵ 

Psalms 132:11

132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David; ⁶ 

he will not go back on his word. ⁷ 

He said, ⁸  “I will place one of your descendants ⁹  on your throne.

Haggai 2:22

2:22 I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. ¹⁰  I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another. ¹¹ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

[1:13]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[1:1]  ³ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ⁴ tn Or “garments.”

[1:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “ground.” Since this was indoors, “floor” is more appropriate than “ground.”

[132:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”

[132:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”

[132:11]  ⁸ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”

[2:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the kingdoms of the nations.” Cf. KJV “the kingdoms of the heathen”; NIV, NLT “foreign kingdoms.”

[2:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and horses and their riders will go down, a man with a sword his brother”; KJV “every one by the sword of his brother.”