1 Kings 1:10

1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, ¹  or his brother Solomon.

1 Kings 2:1

David’s Final Words to Solomon

2:1 When David was close to death, ²  he told ³  Solomon his son:

1 Kings 4:2

4:2 These were his officials:

Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.

1 Kings 4:26

4:26 Solomon had 4,000 ⁴  stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

1 Kings 11:3

11:3 He had 700 royal wives ⁵  and 300 concubines; ⁶  his wives had a powerful influence over him. ⁷ 

1 Kings 13:19

13:19 So the prophet went back with him and ate and drank in his house. ⁸ 

1 Kings 13:27

13:27 He told his sons, “Saddle my donkey,” and they did so. ⁹ 

1 Kings 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ¹⁰  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 15:10-11

15:10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. ¹²  His grandmother ¹³  was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved ¹⁴  like his ancestor ¹⁵  David had done.

1 Kings 16:6

16:6 Baasha passed away ¹⁶  and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

1 Kings 16:28

16:28 Omri passed away ¹⁷  and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king. ¹⁸ 

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¹ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

² tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”

³ tn Or “commanded.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek mss of the OT and the parallel in 2 Chr 9:25 read “4,000” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT).

⁵ tn Heb “wives, princesses.”

⁶ sn Concubines were slave women in ancient Near Eastern societies who were the legal property of their master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with their master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. The usage in the present passage suggests that after the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (cf. also 2 Sam 21:10-14).

⁷ tn Heb “his wives bent his heart.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he returned with him and ate food in his house and drank water.”

⁹ tn Heb “and they saddled [it].”

¹⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

¹² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹³ tn Heb “mother,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.

¹⁴ tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “father,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.

¹⁶ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁸ tc The Old Greek has eight additional verses here. Cf. 1 Kgs 22:41-44.