SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 2020

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 1:10

1:10a But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah,

However, he did not call the prophet Nathan or Benaiah
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But ⌊God’s⌋ prophet Nathan and Benaiah were not invited/called ⌊to the feast⌋.

1:10b the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

or the ⌊king’s⌋ bodyguards or his ⌊younger⌋ brother Solomon ⌊to join them⌋.
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⌊David’s⌋ personal/elite guards and Adonijah’s half-brother Solomon were not invited either.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 1:42

1:42a As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived.

Just as he was asking about this, the priest Abiathar’s son Jonathan arrived.
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As he was still making inquiries, ⌊he saw⌋ the son of Abiathar the priest arrive. His name was Jonathan.

1:42b “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

Adonijah said ⌊to Jonathan⌋, “Enter/Come! An honorable man such as yourself ⌊surely/hopefully⌋ brings ⌊us (excl.) ⌋ good news.”
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Adonijah welcomed him. “I expect a good man like you has some good news ⌊for us (excl.) ⌋ !” he said.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 2:21

2:21 So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”

So she said, “Let your (sing) brother Adonijah be permitted to take/have Abishag from Shunem as his wife.”
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Bathsheba said, “⌊Please⌋ allow (sing) your brother Adonijah to marry Abishag of Shunem.”
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She then requested that his ⌊older⌋ brother Adonijah be allowed to marry Abishag from Shunem ⌊town⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 3:7

3:7a And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place.

“You, (sing) Yahweh my God, have made ⌊me⌋, your (sing) servant, king in my father David’s place.
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“Yahweh, my God, I am your (sing) servant. You have made me the new/next king following/succeeding my father David.

3:7b But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

The Hebrew idiom that the New International Version translates as “how to carry out my duties” is similar to the English idiom “the ins and outs [of something].”

However I am very young and do not know exactly how to rule/lead the people.
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I ⌊realize that I⌋ am still a boy who has not yet learned all the duties/responsibilities ⌊of a king⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 4:11

4:11 Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

Ben-Abinadab was in charge of ⌊the city of⌋ Naphoth Dor. He had married Solomon’s daughter Taphath.
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Ben-Abinadab, who had married Solomon’s daughter Taphath, was responsible for the Naphoth Dor area.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 5:9

5:9a My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea,

My men will bring them down from ⌊the land of⌋ Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea.
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My workers will ⌊cut some trees down⌋ in ⌊the mountains of⌋ Lebanon. Then they will take/transport them to the ocean.

5:9b and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify.

I will ⌊have my men⌋ make the logs into rafts and take them by sea to wherever you (sing) tell me you want them.
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⌊There⌋ my workers will tie/lash them together and move them on the ocean/water to the place you (sing) tell me.

5:9c There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away.

After that I will tell my workmen to separate the logs, and you can have your| (sing) workmen take them away.
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When the logs arrive, I will have my workers untie them. Then your (sing) workers can move the logs ⌊to wherever you want⌋.

5:9d And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

And I request that you (sing) pay for these logs by supplying the officials of my royal court with food.”
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I also ask that you (sing) do this for me. Please give me the food that I need to feed the people ⌊who live⌋ in my house, ⌊the king’s house⌋.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 6:23

6:23a In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, out of olive wood,

For the inner room, Solomon made a pair of ⌊heavenly beings,⌋ cherubs.
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Solomon ⌊had his workmen⌋ carve two statues of winged holy creatures. They were to be placed in the most holy place.

6:23b each ten cubits high,

They were ten cubits high
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The two statues were both five meters tall/high.

6:23c out of olive wood.

and made from olive wood.
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They were made from the wood of olive trees.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 7:17

7:17a For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork,

A net of chains hung over the tops of the columns.
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These heads/crowns were decorated with a network of metal/bronze braids.

7:17b seven for each capital.

There were seven chains/designs on the top of each column.
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Both heads/crowns had seven of these braids.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 2020