Goלְכִיand go inוּבֹאִיtoאֶלKingהַמֶּלֶךְDavid,דָּוִדand sayוְאָמַרְתְּto him,אֵלָיו‘Did you not,הֲלֹא אַתָּהmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְswearנִשְׁבַּעְתָּto your servant,לַאֲמָתְךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהyour sonבְנֵךְshall reignיִמְלֹךְafter me,אַחֲרַיand heוְהוּאshall sitיֵשֵׁבonעַלmy throne”?כִּסְאִיSo whyוּמַדּוּעַdoes Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָהוּreign?’מָלַךְ
1 Kings 1:13
Study it in the app“Go and go in to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? So why does Adonijah reign?’”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:13, word by word
- Goלְכִיlechi
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechi” appears- and go inבֹאִיvoi
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “voi” appears- Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and sayאָמַרְתְּamart
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amart” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- swearנִשְׁבַּעְתָּnishbata
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbata” appears- to your servantאֲמָתְamat
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amat” 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- your sonבְנֵvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- shall reignיִמְלֹךְyimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appears- shall sitיֵשֵׁבyeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appears- my throneכִּסְאִkisi
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kisi” appears- So whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- does Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָהוּadoniyahu
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniyahu” appears
The context
12So now come, please let me give you advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
13 · This verse (above)
14Look, while you are still speaking there with the king, I will come in after you and complete your words.”