1 Chronicles 14:2

“And David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.”

1 Chronicles 14:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 14:2, word by word

And Davidדָּוִידdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
knewיֵּדַעyeda

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yeda” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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had established himהֱכִינhechin

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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as kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut

kingdom

A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.

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had been highly exaltedנִשֵּׂאתniset

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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had been highly exaltedמַעְלָmala

exceedingly

More and more: used to say "greatly" or "above all".

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his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears

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Hiram and David's house

2 Samuel 5:11-12

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1 Chronicles 14:1-2

1Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wall and craftsmen in wood, to build him a house. 2And David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

2 Samuel 5:11-12

11Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wood and craftsmen in wall stone, and they built a house for David. 12David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

The context

1Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wall and craftsmen in wood, to build him a house.

2 · This verse (above)

3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.

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