1 Kings 1:22

1:22 Just then, ¹  while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

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 Kings 2:14

2:14 He added, ⁵  “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.”

1 Kings 2:21

2:21 She said, “Allow Abishag the Shunammite to be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

1 Kings 3:19

3:19 This woman’s child suffocated ⁶  during the night when she rolled ⁷  on top of him.

1 Kings 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ⁸  she came to challenge ⁹  him with difficult questions. ¹⁰ 

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¹ tn Heb “look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here draws attention to Nathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

² tn Heb “answered and said.”

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

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

⁵ tn Heb “and he said.”

⁶ tn Heb “died.”

⁷ tn Heb “lay, slept.”

⁸ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

⁹ tn Or “test.”

¹⁰ tn Or “riddles.”