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 3:16

Solomon Demonstrates His Wisdom

3:16 Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

1 Kings 10:1

Solomon Entertains a Queen

10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, 4  she came to challenge 5  him with difficult questions. 6 

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit 7  the king of Israel.

1 tn Heb “answered and said.”

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

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

4 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.

5 tn Or “test.”

6 tn Or “riddles.”

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