1 Kings 1:52

Solomon said, “If he is a loyal subject, ¹  not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, ²  he will die.”

1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; 1Ki 2:21-25; Job 15:22; Pr 13:6; Pr 21:12; Mt 10:30; Lu 21:18; Ac 27:34

¹ 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).

² tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”