1 Kings 1:52

1:52 Solomon said, “If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die.”

1 Kings 2:35

2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

1 Kings 19:6

19:6 He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more.

tn Heb “if he is a man of strength [or ability].” In this context, where Adonijah calls himself a “servant,” implying allegiance to the new king, the phrase אִישׁ חַיִל (’ish khayil) probably carries the sense of “a worthy man,” that is, “loyal” (see HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל).

tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”

tn Heb “over.”

tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.

tn Heb “and again lay down”