1 Kings 1:11

1:11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you ¹  that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back? ² 

1 Kings 1:13

1:13 Visit ³  King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ⁴  your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 9:8

9:8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; ⁵  everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, ⁶  saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’

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¹ tn Heb “Have you not heard?”

² tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”

³ tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

⁴ tn Or “swear an oath to.”

⁵ tn Heb “and this house will be high [or elevated].” The statement makes little sense in this context, which predicts the desolation that judgment will bring. Some treat the clause as concessive, “Even though this temple is lofty [now].” Others, following the lead of several ancient versions, emend the text to, “this temple will become a heap of ruins.”

⁶ tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule.