# the old men who had stood before Solomon To "stand before" is an idiom for serving the king in his presence. AT: "the old men who counseled Solomon" or "the old men who attended to Solomon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # to bring an answer to these people "to answer these people" or "to reply to these people" # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]