Discovery Box1 Kings 1:7
Context1:7 He collaborated 1 with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported 2 him. 3
1 Kings 1:18-19
Context1:18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, 4 my master the king, are not even aware of it! 5 1:19 He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.
1 Kings 1:2
Context1:2 His servants advised 6 him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, 7 to take care of the king’s needs 8 and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you 9 and keep our master, the king, warm.” 10
1 Kings 3:1
Context3:1 Solomon made an alliance by marriage with Pharaoh, king of Egypt; he married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David 11 until he could finish building his residence and the temple of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. 12
1 Kings 18:5
Context18:5 Ahab told Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grazing areas 13 so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill 14 some of the animals.”
1 Kings 18:12
Context18:12 But when I leave you, the Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you. 15 If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me. 16 That would not be fair, 17 because your servant has been a loyal follower of 18 the Lord from my youth.
1 Kings 18:14
Context18:14 Now you say, ‘Go and say to your master, “Elijah is back,”’ 19 but he will kill me.”
1 Kings 19:5-7
Context19:5 He stretched out 20 and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger 21 touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 19:6 He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more. 22 19:7 The Lord’s angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.” 23
[1:7] 1 tn Heb “his words were.”
[1:7] 2 tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).
[1:7] 3 tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[1:18] 4 tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew
[1:18] 5 tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”
[1:2] 7 tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).
[1:2] 8 tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).
[1:2] 9 tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Sam 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Mic 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.
[1:2] 10 tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”
[3:1] 11 sn The phrase City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
[3:1] 12 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[18:5] 14 tn Heb “to cut off.”
[18:12] 15 tn Heb “to [a place] which I do not know.”
[18:12] 16 tn Heb “and I will go to inform Ahab and he will not find you and he will kill me.”
[18:12] 17 tn The words “that would not be fair” are added to clarify the logic of Obadiah’s argument.
[18:12] 18 tn Heb “has feared the
[18:14] 19 tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”
[19:5] 21 tn Heb “Look, a messenger.”
