1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before ¹  the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 2:18

2:18 Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, ²  I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

1 Kings 4:11

4:11 Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

1 Kings 4:15

4:15 Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)

1 Kings 7:26

7:26 It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons. ³ 

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁴  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ⁵ 

1 Kings 15:10

15:10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. ⁶  His grandmother ⁷  was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

[1:16]  ¹ tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

[2:18]  ² tn Heb “[It is] good!”

[7:26]  ³ tn Heb “two thousand baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

[15:2]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ⁵ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[15:10]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.