1 Kings 2:19

2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet ¹  her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, ²  and she sat at his right hand.

1 Kings 3:26

3:26 The real mother ³  spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ⁴  She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ⁵  But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah

14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He ⁶  was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, ⁷  the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. ⁸  His mother was an Ammonite woman ⁹  named Naamah.

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¹ tn Or “meet.”

² tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”

³ tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”

⁴ tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”

⁵ tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.

⁶ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁸ tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”

⁹ tn Heb “an Ammonite”; the word “woman” is implied.