1 Kings 12:22

12:22 But God told Shemaiah the prophet, ¹ 

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 ²  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ³ 

1 Kings 1:17

1:17 She replied to him, “My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 1:2

1:2 His servants advised ⁴  him, “A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, ⁵  to take care of the king’s needs ⁶  and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you ⁷  and keep our master, the king, warm.” ⁸ 

1 Kings 9:1

The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, ⁹ 

[12:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying.”

[12:2]  ² tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

[12:2]  ³ tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “said to.”

[1:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

[9:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all the desire of Solomon which he wanted to do.”