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1 sn The parallel text in 1 Chronicles 21:1 says, “An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.” The Samuel version gives an underlying theological perspective, while the Chronicler simply describes what happened from a human perspective. The adversary in 1 Chronicles 21:1 is likely a human enemy, probably a nearby nation whose hostility against Israel pressured David into numbering the people so he could assess his military strength. See the note at 1 Chronicles 21:1.

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1 Kings 8:15

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

2 tn Or “garments.”

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3 tn Heb “said to.”

4 tn Heb “let them seek for my master, the king, a young girl, a virgin.” The third person plural subject of the verb is indefinite (see GKC 460 §144.f). The appositional expression, “a young girl, a virgin,” is idiomatic; the second term specifically defines the more general first term (see IBHS 230 §12.3b).

5 tn Heb “and she will stand before the king.” The Hebrew phrase “stand before” can mean “to attend; to serve” (BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד).

6 tn Heb “and she will lie down in your bosom.” The expression might imply sexual intimacy (see 2 Samuel 12:3 [where the lamb symbolizes Bathsheba] and Micah 7:5), though v. 4b indicates that David did not actually have sex with the young woman.

7 tn Heb “and my master, the king, will be warm.”

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8 tn Heb “through all the territory of Israel.”

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9 tn Heb “did not know her.”

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10 tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.

sn Haggith was one of David’s wives (2 Samuel 3:4; 2 Chronicles 3:2).

11 tn Heb “lifting himself up.”

12 tn Heb “saying.”

13 tn Or “he acquired for himself.”

14 tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”

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15 tn Or “disciplined.”

16 tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.

17 tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Samuel 3:4).

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18 tn Heb “his words were.”

19 tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).

20 tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

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21 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

22 tn Heb “were not.”

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23 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.

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24 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

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25 tn Heb “Have you not heard?”

26 tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”

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27 tn Heb “now, come.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

28 tn Or “so that.”

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

30 tn Or “swear an oath to.”

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31 tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), which here draws attention to Nathan’s concluding word of assurance and support. For this use of the word, see HALOT 252 s.v. הִנֵּה.

32 tc The Hebrew text reads, “I will come after you.”

33 tn Heb “fill up [i.e., confirm] your words.”

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34 tn Or “bedroom.”

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35 tn Heb “bowed low and bowed down to.”

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36 tc Instead of עַתָּה (‘attah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (‘attah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.

37 tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”

1 Kings 8:57

38 tc Many Hebrew mss have עַתָּה (‘attah, “now”) rather than the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (‘attah, “you”).

39 tn Heb “the eyes of all Israel are upon you to declare to them who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him.”

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40 tn The words “if a decision is not made” are added for clarification.

41 tn Heb “lies down with his fathers.”

42 tn Heb “I and my son Solomon.” The order has been reversed in the translation for stylistic reasons.

43 tn Heb “will be guilty”; NASB “considered offenders”; TEV “treated as traitors.”

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44 tn Heb “look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) here draws attention to Nathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

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45 tn Heb “ground.” Since this was indoors, “floor” is more appropriate than “ground.”

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46 tn Heb “look.”

47 tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

48 tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”

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49 tc Many Hebrew mss and ancient textual witnesses agree with the Qere in reading this as singular, “your servant.”

50 tn Heb “From my master the king is this thing done, and you did not make known to your servants who will sit on the throne of my master the king after him?”

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51 tn Heb “answered and said.”

52 sn Summon Bathsheba. Bathsheba must have left the room when Nathan arrived (see 1:22).

53 tn Heb “she came before the king and stood before the king.”

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54 tn Or “ransomed my life.”