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1 Kings 1:51-53
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:51-53
New English Translation
51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you;[a] see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise[b] me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’” 52 Solomon said, “If he is a loyal subject,[c] not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor,[d] he will die.” 53 King Solomon sent men to bring him down[e] from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, “Go home.”[f]
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- 1 Kings 1:51 tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 1:51 tn Or “swear an oath to.”
- 1 Kings 1:52 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 (ʾish khayil) probably carries the sense of “a worthy man,” that is, “loyal” (see HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל).
- 1 Kings 1:52 tn Heb “but if evil is found in him.”
- 1 Kings 1:53 tn Heb “sent and they brought him down.”
- 1 Kings 1:53 tn Heb “Go to your house.”
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