Footnotes

1. 1 Kings 1:6 tn Or “disciplined.”
2. 1 Kings 1:6 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.
3. 1 Kings 1:6 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 Sam 3:4).
4. 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “his words were.”
5. 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).
6. 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
7. 1 Kings 1:8 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
8. 1 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “were not.”