1 Kings 1:51
Context1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you; 1 see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise 2 me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”
1 Kings 2:8
Context2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, 3 who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. 4 He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised 5 him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down 6 with the sword.’
1 Kings 19:10
Context19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 7 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 8 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 9 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 10
1 Kings 19:14
Context19:14 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal 11 to the Lord, the sovereign God, 12 even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, 13 torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.” 14


[1:51] 1 tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[1:51] 2 tn Or “swear an oath to.”
[2:8] 3 tn Heb “Look, with you is Shimei….”
[2:8] 4 tn Heb “and he cursed me with a horrible curse on the day I went to Mahanaim.”
[2:8] 5 tn Or “swore an oath to.”
[19:10] 5 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
[19:10] 6 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
[19:10] 7 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
[19:10] 8 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”
[19:14] 7 tn Or “very zealous.” The infinitive absolute preceding the finite verb emphasizes the degree of his zeal and allegiance.
[19:14] 8 tn Traditionally, “the God of hosts.”
[19:14] 9 tn Heb “abandoned your covenant.”
[19:14] 10 tn Heb “and they are seeking my life to take it.”