1 Raja-raja 1:13

1:13 Visit ¹  King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ²  your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Raja-raja 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ³  even when they covered him with blankets, ⁴  he could not get warm.

1 Tawarikh 23:1

David Organizes the Levites

23:1 When David was old and approaching the end of his life, ⁵  he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

[1:13]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[1:1]  ³ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ⁴ tn Or “garments.”

[23:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and full of years.”