1 Raja-raja 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ¹  our master ²  King David, saying, ‘May your God ³  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ⁴  Then the king leaned ⁵  on the bed

1 Raja-raja 2:19

2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet ⁶  her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, ⁷  and she sat at his right hand.

1 Raja-raja 22:10

22:10 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, ⁸  dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. ⁹  All the prophets were prophesying before them.

[1:47]  ¹ tn Heb “to bless.”

[1:47]  ² tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

[1:47]  ³ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

[1:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

[1:47]  ⁵ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”

[2:19]  ⁶ tn Or “meet.”

[2:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”

[22:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “were sitting, a man on his throne.”

[22:10]  ⁹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.