1 Kings 1:25

1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment ¹  they are having a feast ²  in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ ³ 

1 Kings 1:21

1:21 If a decision is not made, ⁴  when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, ⁵  my son Solomon and I ⁶  will be considered state criminals.” ⁷ 

1 Kings 1:39

1:39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil ⁸  from the tent and poured it on ⁹  Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”

[1:25]  ¹ tn Heb “look.”

[1:25]  ² tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

[1:25]  ³ tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”

[1:21]  ⁴ tn The words “if a decision is not made” are added for clarification.

[1:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “lies down with his fathers.”

[1:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “I and my son Solomon.” The order has been reversed in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “will be guilty”; NASB “considered offenders”; TEV “treated as traitors.”

[1:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.

[1:39]  ⁹ tn Or “anointed.”