1 Kings 1:6

1:6 (Now his father had never corrected ¹  him ²  by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom. ³ )

1 Kings 1:48

1:48 and said ⁴  this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because ⁵  today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’” ⁶ 

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ⁷  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ⁸  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “disciplined.”

[1:6]  ² tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.

[1:6]  ³ tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Sam 3:4).

[1:48]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text reads, “and the king said.”

[1:48]  ⁵ tn Or “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who….” In this blessing formula אֲשֶׁר (’asher, “who; because”) introduces the reason why the one being blessed deserves the honor.

[1:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “and my eyes are seeing.”

[9:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

[9:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.