1 Kings 1:32

1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, ¹  and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

1 Kings 2:2

2:2 “I am about to die. ²  Be strong and become a man!

1 Kings 2:6

2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate, ³  but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death. ⁴ 

1 Kings 4:30

4:30 Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt. ⁵ 

1 Kings 5:4

5:4 But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

1 Kings 8:7

8:7 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. ⁶ 

1 Kings 10:3

10:3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king. ⁷ 

1 Kings 16:6

16:6 Baasha passed away ⁸  and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

1 Kings 18:3

18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. ⁹ 

1 Kings 20:24

20:24 So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

1 Kings 20:26

20:26 In the spring ¹⁰  Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army ¹¹  and marched to Aphek to fight Israel. ¹² 

1 Kings 22:9

22:9 The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

[1:32]  ¹ sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

[2:2]  ² tn Heb “going the way of all the earth.”

[2:6]  ³ tn Heb “according to your wisdom.”

[2:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and do not bring down his grey hair in peace [to] Sheol.”

[4:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.”

[8:7]  ⁵ sn And its poles. These poles were used to carry the ark. See Exod 25:13-15.

[10:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “Solomon declared to her all her words; there was not a word hidden from the king which he did not declare to her.” If riddles are specifically in view (see v. 1), then one might translate, “Solomon explained to her all her riddles; there was no riddle too complex for the king.”

[16:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[18:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.

[20:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “mustered Aram.”

[20:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.”