1 Kings 1:43
1:43 Jonathan replied 1 to Adonijah: “No! 2 Our master 3 King David has made Solomon king.
1 Kings 2:14
2:14 He added, 4 “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.”
1 Kings 2:18
2:18 Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, 5 I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”
1 Kings 18:8
18:8 He replied, “Yes, 6 go and say to your master, ‘Elijah is back.’” 7
1 tn Heb “answered and said.”
2 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.
3 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
4 tn Heb “and he said.”
5 tn Heb “[It is] good!”
6 tn Heb “[It is] I.”
7 tn Heb “Look, Elijah”; or “Elijah is here.”