1 Kings 1:28

David Picks Solomon as His Successor

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

1 Kings 1:43

1:43 Jonathan replied⁴ to Adonijah: “No!⁵ Our master⁶ King David has made Solomon king.

David’s Final Words to Solomon

2:1 When David was close to death,⁷ he told⁸ Solomon his son:

Solomon Secures the Throne

2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority⁹ was firmly solidified.

11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this,¹⁰ but not forever.”¹¹

15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved¹² like his ancestor¹³ David had done.

¹tn Heb “answered and said.”

²sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

³tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

⁴tn Heb “answered and said.”

⁵tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.

⁶tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

⁷tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”

⁸tn Or “commanded.”

⁹tn Or “kingship.”

¹⁰sn Because of this. Reference is made to the idolatry mentioned earlier.

¹¹tn Heb “but not all the days.”

¹²tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the Lord.”

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