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 2:38

2:38 Shimei said to the king, “My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. ⁴  Your servant will do as you say.” ⁵  So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. ⁶ 

1 Kings 22:18

22:18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

[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).

[2:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “Good is the word, as my master the king has spoken.”

[2:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “so your servant will do.”

[2:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “many days.”