1 Samuel 2:36

2:36 Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money ¹  and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”

1 Samuel 2:2

2:2 No one is holy ²  like the Lord!

There is no one other than you!

There is no rock ³  like our God!

1 Raja-raja 1:9

1:9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, ⁴  as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

1 Raja-raja 1:1

Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne

1:1 King David was very old; ⁵  even when they covered him with blankets, ⁶  he could not get warm.

1 Tawarikh 23:28-32

23:28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple. ⁷  23:29 They also took care of ⁸  the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring. ⁹  23:30 They also stood in a designated place ¹⁰  every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the evening 23:31 and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations. ¹¹  23:32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple. ¹² 

[2:36]  ¹ tn Heb “a piece of silver” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[2:2]  ² sn In this context God’s holiness refers primarily to his sovereignty and incomparability. He is unique and distinct from all other so-called gods.

[2:2]  ³ tn The LXX has “and there is none righteous like our God.” The Hebrew term translated “rock” refers to a rocky cliff where one can seek refuge from enemies. Here the metaphor depicts God as a protector of his people. Cf. TEV “no protector like our God”; CEV “We’re safer with you than on a high mountain.”

[1:9]  ⁴ tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.

[1:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days” (i.e., advancing in years).

[1:1]  ⁶ tn Or “garments.”

[23:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “For their assignment was at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the work of the house of the Lord concerning the courtyards and concerning the rooms and concerning the purification of all holiness and the work of the service of the house of God.”

[23:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “with respect to.”

[23:29]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew terms מְשׂוּרָה (mÿsurah) and מִדָּה (middah) refer to different types of measurements.

[23:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and to stand.”

[23:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by number according to the manner upon them, regularly before the Lord.”

[23:32]  ¹² tn Heb “and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting and the charge of the holy place and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.”