1 Raja-raja 1:52

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.”

1 Raja-raja 22:52

22:52 He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord and followed in the footsteps ⁴  of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin. ⁵ 

[1:52]  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).

[1:52]  ² tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”

[22:52]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[22:52]  ⁴ tn Or “way.”

[22:52]  ⁵ tn Heb “and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who made Israel sin.”