1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded, ¹  “Summon Bathsheba!” ²  She came and stood before the king. ³ 

1 Kings 7:6

7:6 He made a colonnade ⁴  75 feet ⁵  long and 45 feet ⁶  wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch. ⁷ 

[1:28]  ¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:28]  ² sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

[1:28]  ³ tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “a porch of pillars.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “fifty cubits.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

[7:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “and a porch was in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars) and pillars and a roof in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars and porch).” The precise meaning of the term translated “roof” is uncertain; it occurs only here and in Ezek 41:25-26.