¹ tn Heb “his words were.”

² tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).

³ tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “died.”

⁵ tn Heb “lay, slept.”

⁶ tn Heb “the report about Solomon.” The Hebrew text also has, “to the name of the Lord,” which fits very awkwardly in the sentence. If retained, perhaps it should be translated, “because of the reputation of the Lord.” The phrase, which is omitted in the parallel passage in 2 Chr 9:1, may be an addition based on the queen’s declaration of praise to the Lord in v. 9.

⁷ tn Or “test.”

⁸ tn Or “riddles.”

⁹ tn Heb “wives, princesses.”

¹⁰ sn Concubines were slave women in ancient Near Eastern societies who were the legal property of their master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with their master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. The usage in the present passage suggests that after the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (cf. also 2 Sam 21:10-14).

¹¹ tn Heb “his wives bent his heart.”

¹² tn Heb “and he returned with him and ate food in his house and drank water.”

¹³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

¹⁶ tc The Old Greek has eight additional verses here. Cf. 1 Kgs 22:41-44.

¹⁷ tn Heb “and the man wounded him, wounding and bruising.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “and the king died and he came to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.”