1 Kings 1:16

1:16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before¹ the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

1:28 King David responded,² “Summon Bathsheba!”³ She came and stood before the king.⁴

1:43 Jonathan replied⁵ to Adonijah: “No!⁶ Our master⁷ King David has made Solomon king.

3:24 The king ordered, “Get me a sword!” So they placed a sword before the king.

14:25 In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit⁸ the king of Israel.

22:29 The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

¹tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

²tn Heb “answered and said.”

³sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

⁴tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

⁵tn Heb “answered and said.”

⁶tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

⁷tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁸tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.