1 Kings 1:1
Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne
1:1 King David was very old; 1 even when they covered him with blankets, 2 he could not get warm.
1 Kings 8:19
8:19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’ 3
1 Kings 8:24
8:24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; 4 this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. 5
1 Kings 18:3
18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord. 6
1 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).
2 tn Or “garments.”
3 tn Heb “your son, the one who came out of your body, he will build the temple for my name.”
4 tn Heb “[you] who kept to your servant David my father that which you spoke to him.”
5 tn Heb “you spoke by your mouth and by your hand you fulfilled, as this day.”
6 tn Heb “now Obadiah greatly feared the Lord.” “Fear” refers here to obedience and allegiance, the products of healthy respect for the Lord’s authority.