1:21a Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers,

If my lord the king does not ⌊announce this⌋, then as soon as he is buried,
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If you do not ⌊tell them⌋, then after your death/burial,
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Please tell them now, before you rest with your ancestors.

1:21b I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

my son Solomon and I will be treated/punished like evildoers ⌊are treated/punished⌋.”
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they will punish my son Solomon and me as if we (excl.) were rebels/traitors.”
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Only this will stop ⌊Adonijah⌋ from saying that our(incl.) son Solomon and I are criminals/traitors. Only this will stop him from putting us (excl.) to death.”

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