Discovery Box1 Kings 1:28 
Context1:28 King David responded, 1 “Summon Bathsheba!” 2 She came and stood before the king. 3
1 Kings 1:43
Context1:43 Jonathan replied 4 to Adonijah: “No! 5 Our master 6 King David has made Solomon king.
1 Kings 2:1
Context2:1 When David was close to death, 7 he told 8 Solomon his son:
1 Kings 2:12
Context2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority 9 was firmly solidified.
1 Kings 11:39
Context11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, 10 but not forever.” 11
1 Kings 15:11
Context15:11 Asa did what the Lord approved 12 like his ancestor 13 David had done.
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 “answered and said.”
5 tn For a similar use of אֲבָל (’aval), see Gen 17:19, where God rejects Abraham’s proposal and offers an alternative.
6 tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.
7 tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”
8 tn Or “commanded.”
9 tn Or “kingship.”
10 sn Because of this. Reference is made to the idolatry mentioned earlier.
11 tn Heb “but not all the days.”
12 tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the
13 tn Heb “father,” but Hebrew often uses the terms “father” and “mother” for grandparents and more remote ancestors.
