1 Kings 1:18
1:18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, 1 my master the king, are not even aware of it! 2
1 Kings 1:43
1:43 Jonathan replied 3 to Adonijah: “No! 4 Our master 5 King David has made Solomon king.
1 tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.
2 tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”
3 tn Heb “answered and said.”
4 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.
5 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.