Discovery Box1 Kings 1:32 
Context1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, 1 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
1 Kings 2:43
Context2:43 Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?” 2
1 Kings 2:45
Context2:45 But King Solomon will be empowered 3 and David’s dynasty 4 will endure permanently before the Lord.”
1 Kings 8:2
Context8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival 5 in the month Ethanim 6 (the seventh month).
1 Kings 10:8
Context10:8 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy! 7
1 Kings 16:30
Context16:30 Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the sight of 8 the Lord than all who were before him.
1 sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.
2 tn Heb “Why have you not kept the oath [to] the
3 tn Or “blessed.”
4 tn Heb “throne.”
5 sn The festival. This was the Feast of Tabernacles, see Lev 23:34.
6 sn The month Ethanim. This would be September-October in modern reckoning.
7 tn Heb “How happy are your men! How happy are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!”
8 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
