OET interlinear 1 KI 1:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הַ⁠מֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּ⁠יָּמִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,king Dāvid old he/it_came in_the=days and,they,covered_him with,clothes and=not get_warm to=him/it )

Here the author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּ⁠יָּמִ֑ים

old (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,king Dāvid old he/it_came in_the=days and,they,covered_him with,clothes and=not get_warm to=him/it )

The phrases had aged and had come into days mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [had grown very old]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בָּ֖א בַּ⁠יָּמִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,king Dāvid old he/it_came in_the=days and,they,covered_him with,clothes and=not get_warm to=him/it )

The author is using he had come into days as a common expression of his culture to mean “he had become very old.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of Joshua, see how you translated this phrase in [Joshua 13:1](../jos/13/01.md) and [Joshua 23:1](../jos/23/01.md). Alternate translation: [he had gotten on in years] or [he had become old]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יְכַסֻּ֨⁠הוּ֙ בַּ⁠בְּגָדִ֔ים וְ⁠לֹ֥א יִחַ֖ם לֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,king Dāvid old he/it_came in_the=days and,they,covered_him with,clothes and=not get_warm to=him/it )

Here the author is using the pronoun they in a general sense, not to refer to specific people, although the next verse shows that he means David’s servants generally. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and even when he was covered with garments, it was not warm for him] or [and although his servants covered him with garments, it was not warm for him]