They ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drankוַיִּשְׁתּוּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהon thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםwith greatגְדוֹלָהjoy.בְּשִׂמְחָהThey madeוַSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹהsonבֶןof Davidדָּוִידkingיַּמְלִיכוּa second time,שֵׁנִיתand anointed himוַיִּמְשְׁחוּfor YHWHלַיהוָהas leader,לְנָגִידand Zadokוּלְצָדוֹקas priest.לְכֹהֵן
1 Chronicles 29:22
Study it in the app“They ate and drank before YHWH on that day with great joy. They made Solomon son of David king a second time, and anointed him for YHWH as leader, and Zadok as priest.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 29:22, word by word
- They ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- with greatגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- kingיַּמְלִיכוּyamlichu
make king
To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.
Where else “yamlichu” appears- a second timeשֵׁנִיתshenit
again
Once more, after having been done before.
Where else “shenit” appears- and anointed himיִּמְשְׁחוּyimshchu
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “yimshchu” appears- as leaderנָגִידnagid
leader
Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.
Where else “nagid” appears- and Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- as priestכֹהֵןchohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “chohen” appears
Translation note
“A second time”: the first is told in 23:1.
The context
21They sacrificed sacrifices to YHWH and offered burnt offerings to YHWH on the day after that day: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their libations and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
22 · This verse (above)
23Solomon sat on the throne of YHWH as king in place of David his father, and he prospered, and all Israel listened to him.